Major events that left their mark on 2018 (11)

By Ahmet Salih Alacaci and Satuk Bugra Kutlugun

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main developments of the year day by day, and month by month:

- November -

Nov. 1

- 2018 Turkish Airlines Open golf tournament starts in Turkey’s Mediterranean resort city of Antalya. The tournament -- hosting 78 players for the competition -- takes place on Nov. 1-4 in Regnum Carya Golf & Resort.

- U.S. President Donald Trump announces plans to change the country's immigration policy to limit asylum seekers.

Nov. 2

- The U.S. lifts sanctions on Turkey’s justice and interior ministers.

- The Arab League calls on Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro to revoke his decision to relocate the Brazilian Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

- Pakistani religious scholar and lawmaker Maulana Sami ul-Haq is assassinated.

- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the order for journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing came from the top levels of the Saudi government.

Nov. 4

- The U.S. snaps back all of the sanctions it lifted on Iran following a historic pact world powers struck with the Islamic Republic.

- Armed militia groups head to the border to assist border enforcement officers as a migrant caravan winds its way through Mexico on its way to the U.S.

- The sons of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi deliver an emotional appeal asking for the return of their father's body in an interview with CNN.

Nov. 5

- Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman thanks U.S. President Donald Trump for imposing sanctions on Iran.

- The YPG/PKK terror group made a swap deal with Daesh to get back seven U.S. soldiers captured by Daesh terror group in eastern Syria, local sources tell Anadolu Agency.

- Turkey is among eight nations which were granted temporary waivers from sanctions the U.S. reimposed on Iran's oil sector.

Nov. 6

- Democratic hopes for a "blue wave" fall short as the party took control of the House of Representatives but lost critical ground in the Senate.

- U.S. Department of State puts a bounty on three key PKK terrorists, according to a statement by the U.S. Embassy in Ankara.

- Council of the EU decides to renew the targeted restrictive measures on Venezuela until Nov. 14, 2019, due to the continuing deterioration of the situation in the country.

Nov. 7

- Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces to resign from his post at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump.

- Software made by an Israeli cybersecurity firm is used to track murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, claims former U.S. National Security Agency contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden.

- Prejudice against Muslims, migrants and asylum seekers have significantly increased in Germany, according to a new study by Leipzig University.

Nov. 8

- Aslan Park, the world’s third zoo exclusively consisting of big cats, opens to visitors in Istanbul.

- At least 12 people die in a mass shooting in a dance bar in southern California.

Nov. 9

- Nearly a half million people have been killed by the U.S. "war on terror" that was started in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, according to a study by Brown University.

- U.S. President Donald Trump signs a proclamation denying migrants, who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, the ability to seek asylum in America, prompting a lawsuit by a coalition of civil rights organizations.

Nov. 10

- A century has passed since the end of World War I, known as the first global war in the history. More than 70 state and government heads, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, mark the 100th anniversary of the Armistice of November 11, 1918, signed between the Allies and Germany to put an official end to World War I.

- French president reiterates his call for building a European army to reduce dependence on the U.S.

Nov. 11

- Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich wins the 40th intercontinental Istanbul Marathon women's title and Kenyan Felix Kimutai wins the men's race by breaking the 42 km Istanbul Marathon's records.

- Mercedes claims the constructors’ title for the fifth year in a row in Formula 1 after the champion of the season, Lewis Hamilton, won the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Nov. 12

- The man responsible for crafting some of Marvel comics' most memorable superheroes including the X-Men, Spider-Man, Iron Man and the Hulk dies aged 95.

Nov. 13

- An Egypt-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has finally been reached following weeks of intense shuttle diplomacy by Egyptian officials.

- Amnesty International withdraws its highest honor from Aung San Suu Kyi, in light of the Myanmar leader’s betrayal of the values she once stood for.

Nov. 14

- Turkey's first driverless metro line in Istanbul was ranked as Europe’s biggest automated line, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality says, citing a Brussel-based transport association.

- German police recorded 12,613 far-right crimes in 2018, according to government figures.

- As the government appeared to finalize a draft Brexit agreement, thousands rally in London for a second referendum on EU membership.

Nov. 15

- Bangladeshi government halts the first scheduled Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar following protests by the refugees.

- Turkey plans to launch the construction of artificial sea-level waterway Canal Istanbul in 2019, says the transport and infrastructure minister.

- European Court of Justice rules to keep the PKK on EU's terror list.

- Bangladeshi government halts the first scheduled Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar following protests by the refugees.

Nov. 16

- A meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Education Minister and Jewish Home party leader Naftali Bennett fails to bear fruit, raising the specter of early elections.

- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the CIA concludes, according to the Washington Post.

Nov. 18

- A teenage Turkish rider wins the Moto3 race in Valencia, Spain, to become the youngest Grand Prix winner in motorcycling. Making his debut at the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix, Can Oncu, 15, snags the historic victory by taking advantage of crashes in front of him on a wet track at the Ricardo Tormo circuit.

Nov. 19

- With Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin doing the honors, the last offshore section of the landmark TurkStream natural gas pipeline is put into place.

- Germany announces that it halted all arms exports to Saudi Arabia in a move to increase pressure on Riyadh to conduct a full investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Nov. 20

- Turkey has given the United States a list of 84 members of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization that it wants American authorities to extradite, Turkish foreign minister says.

Nov. 21

- The U.S. is placing observation posts along the Turkish border in northern Syria, Defense Chief James Mattis says.

- As many as 85,000 children under the age of 5 in Yemen have starved to death since the war began, Save the Children, a rights group, reports.

- Austria's far-right government introduces a draft law to the parliament to ban the headscarf in primary schools, planning to implement it without the support of the opposition.

Nov. 22

- Students of two middle schools in Turkey’s southeast start selling fruit to raise relief funds for people of Gaza. In a joint project launched by provincial school officials and the Istanbul-based Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), children in Sanliurfa set aside their recess breaks to raise funds for residents of the Palestinian enclave.

- Continuing his break with the U.S. intelligence community, U.S. President Donald Trump dismisses as "feelings" the CIA’s assessment that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

- The two Koreas connect a three-kilometer road inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the countries, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported.

- Israel’s Supreme Court approves the eviction of scores of Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem.

Nov. 23

- For the 35th consecutive Friday, thousands of Palestinian demonstrators gather along the Gaza-Israel buffer zone to take part in ongoing rallies against Israel’s decades-long occupation.

- Relatives of the victims of the Malaysian Airlines flight shot down in 2014 are taking Russia to the European Court of Human Rights, Dutch media report.

Nov. 24

- Turkey’s opposition Nationalist Movement Party will “fully” support the ruling party’s mayoral candidates for three biggest cities of the country in the upcoming local elections, party head said.

Nov. 25

- The 27 members of the European Union approves the Brexit deal, the European Council President Donald Tusk announced. The U.K. is set to leave the EU in March 2019.

- Russia seizes three Ukrainian navy warships off Crimea in the Sea of Azov. Russia says the vessels ignored calls to stop at the border, sparking military action.

- NASA's InSight spacecraft tasked with exploring the interior of Mars touches down on the planet's surface after a dangerous six-minute descent into the red-colored atmosphere.

- French police detain at least 100 people in anti-government protests which sparked by rise in fuel prices in the country.

Nov. 26

- Bernardo Bertolucci, the legendary Italian director of films such as Last Tango in Paris and The Last Emperor, die aged 77.

Nov. 27

- Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated in the capital against a planned visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Nov. 28

- Missing pieces of the famed “Gypsy girl mosaic” finally arrives home -- in Turkey's southeastern Gaziantep province -- from the U.S.

Nov. 29

- In a rare gesture of understanding, Pakistan and India agree to open a key border crossing next year ahead of the historic birthday of the founder of the Sikh religion.

Nov. 30

- Abandoned for tens of years, a centuries-old wooden mosque is restored to serve for worship and touristic purposes in Turkey’s Black Sea region.

- Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush dies aged 94. Family spokesman Jim McGrath confirms his death in a brief statement but did not specify a cause.