On The Border

30 yıldır kısa filmlerin kalesi: Ankara

30. Ankara Film Festivali 18 Nisan’da başlıyor. 28 Nisan’a kadar sürecek festivalde merakla beklenen kısa film gösterimleri yapılacak. ‘Kısa Sınır Tanımaz’ bölümünde Oscar’lı ‘Skin’in de aralarında olduğu ödüllü  kısa filmler gösterilecek. Festivalin Ulusal Kısa Film Yarışması’nda ise 16 film yer alıyor.

30. Ankara Uluslararası Film Festivali başlıyor

Dünya Kitle İletişimi Araştırma Vakfı tarafından düzenlenen 30. Ankara Uluslararası Film Festivali, 18-28 Nisan 2019 tarihleri arasında düzenlenecek. Festival biletleri 6 Nisan’da satışa çıkıyor.

Bir tek Kuzey Iraklılara kırgınım

Ömer Taşlı, Pakistan'dan Bosna'ya kadar dünyanın dört bir yanındaki felaket bölgelerinde koşuşturduktan sonra genel müdürlüğe yükselmiş bir Kızılaycı. Bugün de dünyanın her tarafına dağılmış ekiplerinin başında operasyon yönetiyor. Bunca yardım kampanyası sonrasında bir tek Kuzey Iraklılara gönül koymuş. Neden mi?

What’s this Israel allergy?

For so many years I’ve been following our society’s perception, ups and downs but never encountered such weirdness. The weirdness I’m talking about is that we are facing hostility toward Israel, whether you call it an Israel complex or allergy.

Pro-Western bloc beats Hezbollah in Lebanon vote

BEIRUT - Lebanon’s Western-backed coalition defeated Hezbollah and its allies, according to official results Monday that dealt a stunning setback to the Iranian-backed militants and set the stage for renewed political deadlock in the volatile nation.

NATO demining more economical

ANKARA - Turkish authorities estimate the clearance of mines on the border with Syria to cost between $400 million and $1.6 billion if carried out by private foreign contractors, while NATO is likely to assume the task of demining at a cost that would be closer to the sum of $252,000

Will the genocide guillotine fall tomorrow?

The opening of the border between Armenia and Turkey is progressively taking on a more complex form. I fear we might face a big fiasco in the end. I don’t know the contents of negotiations or the background. Nobody knows about the details except the formal authority anyway.

Friendship group to be sent to Azerbaijan

ISTANBUL - Parliament’s Azerbaijani Friendship Group is planning to visit Baku to inform the Azerbaijan’s press and public opinion about the recent developments between Turkey and Armenia, according to Mustafa Kabakçı, head of the group.

Seeking to up exports to US after Obama visit

ISTANBUL - A new era in Turkish-US economic relations are about to begin, exporters hope. Leaders of the business world are encouraged and confident that the volume of Turkey’s exports to the USwill increase significantly in the short term

AKP winner in Antep despite losing votes

ISTANBUL - The ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, has once again won the mayoral office for the southeastern province of Gaziantep, although it lost votes in the city overall.

Turkish PM says cold to Rasmussen's NATO bid

ISTANBUL - Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has confirmed he is a candidate for NATO secretary-general. Turkey's PM said he was cold to the Dane's candidacy. (UPDATED)

Ruling party at crossroads on its Kurdish issue policy

ANKARA - The local election results have brought the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, to a crossroads: It will either move ahead with democratic reforms or pursue a hawkish policy.

Turkey, Syria cooperate on water front

ISTANBUL – Turkey and Syria have begun findings ways to share water equitably, the Journal of Turkish Weekly reported yesterday.

Turkey to send civilian forces to monitor Gaza

ISTANBUL - Turkey says it is prepared to send monitors in the Rafah terminal on the border with Egypt, the Palestinians' only door to the outside world. However, the monitors will be compromised of civilians and not military personel

Israel reserves the right to attack smuggling tunnels in Gaza border

Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni warned on Thursday that Israel reserved the right to attack smuggling tunnels on the border of Egypt and Hamas-run Gaza Strip.

Russia resumes EU gas supplies

PISAREVKA - Russian natural gas began flowing into Europe yesterday after a nearly two-week cutoff that left large parts of the continent shivering and underscored its vulnerability and dependence on Russia's energy.

Forget political agenda, says Egypt ambassador

ANKARA - ’I am optimistic that we will reach a cease-fire soon, but not overly optimistic, cautiously optimistic,’ underlines Egyptian Ambassador to Ankara Alaa El Hadidi, adding political agenda should be taken out of the equation

EU gas halted as deal fades

ISTANBUL - Russia's natural gas supplies bound for a freezing Europe were halted yesterday only hours after starting again, with Russian and Ukrainian officials blaming each other for the hitch.

Egypt rules out foreign force on its land, Turkish president calls Bush

Egypt ruled out on Saturday allowing international troops to deploy on the Egyptian side of the border with Gaza as part of a possible ceasefire deal between Israel and the Hamas movement which runs Gaza. Turkish president called his U.S. counterpart on the phone to discuss the Gaza crisis. (UPDATED)

Hamas back in Egypt for Gaza ceasefire talks

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak on Saturday to discuss Cairo-led ceasefire efforts. A Hamas delegation was also in the Egyptian capital to seek "clarifications" on Mubarak's plan to end the conflict. Turkey said it was doing everything for a ceasefire in Gaza. (UPDATED)

Olmert says Gaza offensive is first of several stages as death toll rises

The bombardment of Hamas targets in Gaza so far was "the first of several stages" approved by the Jewish states security cabinet, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday. (UPDATED)

Israel presses on with Gaza attacks, toll rises

Israel rejected any truce with Hamas Islamists on Tuesday and said it was ready for "long weeks of action" on a fourth day of the fiercest air offensive in the Gaza Strip in decades.

Cold front to come along with New Year

ISTANBUL - Turkey will welcome the New Year with a wave of cold weather from Siberia as temperatures fall to around 5 degrees Celsius around Turkey. The snowfall that blocked many roads in central and eastern Anatolia is expected to continue today, the private NTV news channel reported yesterday.

War, crisis mark Christmas message

ISTANBUL - War and economic hardship loomed over Christmas celebrations across the world yesterday, with Pope Benedict XVI pleading for an end to "hatred and violence" in the Middle East.

Lebanese PM says no interest in Israel peace talks

Lebanon’s Western-backed Prime Minister Fuad Siniora said his country has no interest in holding peace talks with neighboring Israel at the moment.

Turkish bayram with its rites, rituals, traditions

ISTANBUL - The Kurban Bayram is meant to bring people together from across Turkey and beyond to rejoice in the country’s culture and traditions. This year accidents, injuries, marriage matches and petty politicians lead the news.

Summit hopes to end Asian friction

ISTANBUL - Leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan come together for a second trilateral meeting with Turkey in Istanbul to discuss measures to increase mutual trust between neighbors troubled by radical militants. Ankara counts on its good relations with both to make the "Ankara process" a success.

New clashes erupt in Gaza Strip

GAZA CITY - Pre-dawn clashes erupted in Gaza yesterday, leaving three militants wounded according to the Palestinians, as Israel said it was keeping all border crossings with impoverished territory sealed.