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The largest of the Baltic states: Lithuania

21 May 2013, Tuesday / SAİM ORHAN, VILNIUS

We head for the Baltic states from İstanbul, taking a Turkish Airlines (THY) flight that lasts for around three hours all the way to Riga, the capital of Latvia. From Riga, we head by land for the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius. This drive takes around three-and-a-half hours.

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Founding member of the doors, Ray Manzarek, dies

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic »»

Man climbs onto dome of St. Peter’s to protest politics

A man climbed onto a ledge on the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica and unfurled »»

Atlanta to get 20-story Ferris wheel from Paris

Downtown Atlanta will soon look a little more like London, after a decision by city »»

More poor people now live in US suburbs

The number of people living in poverty in US suburbs surpassed the number of poor »»

Journey to the past in the world's newest state

Visiting Kosovo means seeing friends for Turkish travellers. Life is “silent »»

Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber big winners at Billboard Awards

Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the »»

Jon Stewart's humor a hit with millions of envious Chinese

Humor may not always translate well, but Jon Stewart is picking up millions of fans »»

'Trek' does $70.6 mln but movie falls short of studio expectations

"Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch »»

Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle

Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, »»

[Photo Story] Sacrifice-farewell-fidelity

An era of black and white came to an end as the day of “farewell” arrived »»

Shakira to leave ‘The Voice’ after 1 season

Pop singer Shakira will leave NBC’s television singing competition program »»

Disabled continue to suffer despite gov’t efforts

The disabled population continues to face major obstacles despite all efforts of »»

Beautiful Beyşehir The lake gives up its secrets

The imam in Beyşehir’s glorious Eşrefoğlu Camii is welcoming a group of women »»

Furlong arrested in West Hollywood

A Los Angeles sheriff's spokesman says “Terminator 2” star Edward Furlong »»

Beatles' guitar auctioned to the tune of $408,000

A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison »»

Documentary is ode to NYC playground basketball

Half-moon hoops, double rims, chain-linked fences for out-of-bounds lines and no »»

Lawyer for singer: steroids had ill effect

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Columnists

	CEMİL ERTEM

	The dynamics of the new era in Turkish-American relations

	ORHAN KEMAL CENGİZ

	Religious freedom problems in Turkey in 2012 and forever

	YAVUZ BAYDAR

	Destructive obsession with news control

	AMANDA PAUL

	What has Kılıçdaroğlu gained?

	BERİL DEDEOĞLU

	Erdoğan-Obama: Historic initiatives

	JOOST LAGENDIJK

	Turkey's Syria policy criticized for wrong reasons

	ALİ BULAÇ

	Does secularization modernize societies? (1)

	CHARLOTTE MCPHERSON

	Health issue: smoking in Turkey

	BERK ÇEKTİR

	Property management or not? (1)

	MERVE BÜŞRA ÖZTÜRK

	Alarm bells for CHP