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Ottoman Prince Visits Former Realm to Spread Laughter

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Naz Osmanoglu, a British comedian and member of Turkey's former ruling family, poses at the entrance of the Ottoman-era Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, October 19, 2016. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
It's not every day Turkish comedy fans get to laugh at a descendant of the sultan. "I've got this fancy title but don't have the riches," said Naz Osmanoglu, a British comedian and member of Turkey's former ruling family, at his first-ever gig in Turkey last week. "My granddad was born in Dolmabahce (Palace) in a golden crib. Now I'm paying 30 lira to see it," he told the audience in a middle-class English accent at the first of three stand-up performances in Istanbul. Not much about Osmanoglu, whose full name is His Imperial Highness Prince Nazim Ziyaeddin Nazim Osmanoglu, hints at his royal pedigree as 17th in line to the Ottoman throne.
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Assembly of Turkish American Associations Remembers Victims of Armenian Terrorism

Image An Armenian gunman assassinates the Turkish Ambassador to France, Ismail Erez, also killing the Ambassador's chauffeur, Talip Yener. Armenian terrorist organizations, ASALA and JCAG, publicly dispute which group deserves credit for the assassination. ATAA condemns these acts of violence against innocent individuals and remembers these tragedies with great sorrow and deliberation to bring the perpetrators and their supporters to justice.
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Turkish CEOs of American Firms Set to Visit US in Support of Turkish Investments

Image Prime Ministry Investment Support and Promotion Agency (ISPAT) is set to hold a series of meetings in the U.S. in cooperation with volunteers from the business world in an attempt to consolidate foreign media outlets and investors' perspective of Turkey's business environment. The delegation named "The Voluntary Envoys of the Business World" includes Turkey CEOs of the U.S.'s multinational companies, economists, lawyers and nongovernmental organization representatives.
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Turkey Offers $1.3 Million Reward for Information on Fugitive FET

Image Turkey put senior figures from the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) onto a most wanted list of terrorists in an effort to locate the fugitives after the cult's coup attempt on July 15. Authorities are offering up to TL 4 million($1.3 million) for tip-offs for the capture of Adil Öksüz, one of the alleged masterminds of the putsch. Authorities seek to speed up the process to capture senior figures of FETÖ accused of conducting the July 15 putsch attempt amid a long sheet of other crimes. The list for the most wanted terrorists prepared by the Interior Ministry offers up to TL 4 million for eight FETÖ members, while lesser awards were announced for 29 others as well. Adil Öksüz, a top Gülenist figure who is the prime suspect in the plot to take over the state in the coup attempt, is in the "red" category of the list where terror suspects with the highest awards for their capture are included. Öksüz, a theology lecturer by profession, is the alleged "imam" or point man, for FETÖ's members in the Turkish Air Forces and is accused of masterminding the coup with Gülenist generals.
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