FETHİYE - Shopkeepers in Fethiye complain about unregulated stall holders at the town’s Tuesday market. As people claim that the market has grown ’beyond what is acceptable and become increasingly unregulated,’ some foreign residents and tourists are up in arms about stall holders’ behavior.
ISTANBUL - It is a common belief that women over 40 are no longer attractive and that, especially during and after menopause, their bodies and characters change for good. An expert and a columnist address this issue and come up with a totally opposite conclusion. It seems that prejudices about middle-aged women are changing positively. The period between 35 and 55 is the best time in a woman’s life, says one expert.
LOS ANGELES - Sam Raimi, who had previously earned acclaim for his cult horror series ’The Evil Dead,’ and brother Ivan Raimi have written a rather old-fashioned terror tale, full of curses and creaks, bumps and shrieks, but they've added a heavy splattering of their trademark dark humor. The result is 'Drag Me To Hell,' a cartoony but clever movie
DZHEBEL, Bulgaria - Although the Turkish minority party in Bulgaria is a vital force in Bulgarian politics today, this was not the case until 20 years ago. Bulgaria’s Turkish minority last week celebrated the anniversary of their uprising against the assimilatory policies of the regime that helped topple it
ISTANBUL - Two people died Friday after being bitten by ticks in central Anatolia, news agencies reported, while a scientific study on ticks has identified three species in Tokat that carry the Crimean fever virus.Haydar Kul, 38, died after he was bitten by a tick in the Zile district of the central Anatolian province of Tokjat, reported the Doğan news agency.
TEHRAN - Iranian state media reports said that nine people, including a 30-year-old woman, have been hanged. The state-run daily newspaper IRAN said yesterday that four of the nine including the woman were convicted of murder in separate cases and were hanged Wednesday.
ISTANBUL – Masked gunmen armed with assault rifles attacked an engagement party in southeastern Turkey late on Monday, killing at least 44 people, including six children and 17 women, and injuring three others, authorities said. (UPDATED)
ISTANBUL - Foreigners staying in Turkey have to pay 306 Liras 30 Kurus inhabitancy charge every six months, regardless of their conditions. It is the same for both the British tourist in Didim and the Iraqi refugee in Van. There are people who cannot leave Turkey due to being unable to pay this amount.
L’AQUILA, Italy - At least 207 people are now confirmed dead in the worst quake to strike Italy in 30 years, says PM Berlusconi, as tremors are impeding rescue efforts. Tens of thousands of homeless sheltering in makeshift tents that provide little protection and reports of looting add to the crisis.
ISTANBUL - Şemsa Denizsel opened Kantin Restaurant in Nişantaşı 10 years ago. She thinks a woman who can cook very delicious dishes does not mean that she can manage a restaurant kitchen. Experience and talent are the most important factors for becoming a chef, working in a kitchen requires power, according to her