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Redefining women around age 40: Between 35 and 55 is the best time
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.
Victor on and off the football pitch
SIVAS - Sivas, a small city in Central Anatolia, is polishing its image with the success of the local football club in this year’s Turkish Super League. Whether or not Sivasspor hoists the cup this weekend, many say Sivas can still claim victory for shedding its nationalistic reputation and giving people a reason to talk about the city other than the 1993 Madımak massacre
Oppress working dads at your peril
Often women journalists and other professionals confess to keeping their children out of working, cocktail and boardroom conversations. Before I was an employee with a child, these women struck me as part of the problem. They seemed happy to contribute to the illusion of the unisex workplace free of messy children who might bring about worry, exhaustion and postpartum depression. Or family-friendly policies.
42 percent of Turk women facing abuse
ANKARA - Domestic violence is common in Turkey, according to a new survey of nearly 13,000 women across the country, which shows that nearly one in two women suffer violence at least once in their lifetime. The survey, which also includes many EU countries, is the most comprehensive in the world and reveals ’startling’ figures, researchers say
Bad luck comes from a child's last name
There are some solid rules in politics that you cannot change no matter how hard you try. These rules apply everywhere in the world. No matter how honestly you work or whether you stick to rules it’s all in vain. If you are a leader or a politician at the forefront, then your family and foremost your children are in a difficult position. They are examined under the magnifying glass whenever their action involves money. Even if they don’t earn any money it is always said that they earn hand over fist.
Poems of freedom from behind iron bars, exile
ISTANBUL - Poet Nazım Hikmet’s citizenship is restored 58 years after it was revoked and 46 years after he died. Considered one of Turkey's first modern poets, Hikmet's patriotism and rich use of free verse earned him the esteem of artists, intellectuals and champions of freedom of expression.
’Others,’ ’us’ and little in between
Neighborhood pressure is the dominant force outside Turkey’s large cities, where Kurds, Alevis, secularists and those considered 'others' face serious pressure to conform to social norms, according to a recent report that says the AKP and the Gülen religious movement are leading the social changes
Generation of ’natural ambassadors’ grows
The increasing number of marriages between Turks and foreigners in recent years has created a generation that could be a "bridge" between Turkey and other countries. Children born in the early 90’s are now young boys and girls. And in Turkey’s near future, the "mixed" generation will be in different positions, jobs, or businesses, even at the high levels of the state.
Elections ease tensions in Baku over Turkish trip to Armenia
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, set for a second term after Wednesday's election, will make his first official visit to turkey, a sign that shows he has no bitter feelings for the visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Armenia, the Turkish Daily News (TDN) wrote on Saturday.
Elections ease tensions in Baku over Turkish trip to Armenia
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, set for a second term after Wednesday's election, will make his first official visit to turkey, a sign that shows he has no bitter feelings for the visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Armenia, the Turkish Daily News (TDN) wrote on Saturday.
A brave man of state: Bulent Ecevit
One of the legends of our political world died yesterday, November 5. Bulent Ecevit spent the last 49 years of his 81 year life on active politics, and on serving his country. He leaves behind him a squeaky clean political name. In his life, Ecevit put before the country the most incredible example of what it means to fight, without straying from your principles, in even the most hopeless of conditions.
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