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The Turkish adventure of Seth Kikuni Masudi, 28, started thanks to his father, a former politician. A graduate of Ankara University’s Political Science Department, Masudi has been living in Turkey for 10 years and has formed an organization together...

Taksim Square is a central transit point, providing connections for buses, minibuses, taxis, the metro system and the funicular, says architect Ömer Yılmaz. DAILY NEWS photo, Hasan ALTINIŞIK
Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş’s recently announced plans to pedestrianize the city’s central Taksim Square are lacking in specifics and should have been developed in consultation with experts and the public, architects and city planners have...

European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton gives a press conference after the second day of talks in Istanbul. DAILY NEWS photo, Emrah GÜREL
Two days of nuclear negotiations between six world powers and Iran ended Saturday with no new talks appearing on the horizon and the European Union’s foreign policy chief expressing disappointment....

A Saudi man died after setting himself on fire in the southwestern town of Samta, local media said Saturday, in what could be the latest example of a rash of self-immolations sweeping the region following events in Tunisia.
It would be oil-rich Saudi Arabia's first such incident since an unemployed man set himself on fire in Tunisia last month protesting the economy and sparking riots which brought down the government....