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Sound bomb hits AKP bureau in southeastern Turkey
A sound bomb exploded at the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) election bureau in Artuklu district in the southeastern province of Mardin on May 19. One person has been detained over the incident.
No casualties were reported after the blast hit the bureau opened by the AKP deputy Gönül Bekin ?ahkulubey as a coordination office for campaigning in Artuklu.
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Davuto?lu claims MHP and HDP cooperated for attacks in Adana and Mersin
Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has claimed that the opposition parties ?cooperated? for the recent twin bomb attacks on Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) headquarters in southern Turkey.
MHP not linked to attack: HDP
The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has no links to the recent bomb attacks on two Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) offices in Adana and Mersin in southern Turkey, HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirta? has said.
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MHP not responsible for HDP office bombings: Bahçeli
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) head Devlet Bahçeli said the Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) should not look to it for the perpetrators of the twin bombings at the HDP offices in Turkey?s southern provinces of Adana and Mersin.
Same man 'planted' bombs at offices of Turkey's HDP
The same man ?planted? bombs at the offices of the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) in southern Turkey to explode on May 18, according to officials and eyewitnesses who spoke to Hürriyet on May 19.
Police raids swinger villa in Turkey's south, detains dozens in prostitution sting
Turkish police launched an operation on May 18 against a prostitution ring notorious for swinger parties, detaining dozens in locations across southern Turkey.
James Bond's bridge in Adana to be illuminated
A project has begun to illuminate the historic Varda Railway Bridge in the southern province of Adana?s Hac?k?r? village, where some scenes of the latest James Bond movie ?Skyfall? were filmed in 2012.
The 172-meter-long and 98-meter-high bridge was featured in the opening 15-minute act of the series? 25th film. After its appearance in the film, the bridge has become very popular.
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Political tension rising ahead of Turkey's election
The bombing of election offices of the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) in the southern cities of Adana and Mersin on May 18 has added to already rising political tension ahead of Turkey?s June 7 general election.
Turkish PM pledges high-speed train will reach Central Anatolian province
Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu promised that a high-speed train will extend to the Central Anatolian province of Karaman and toward eastern Turkey, speaking during a public rally in the city on May 18.
Davuto?lu vowed that the high-speed train will connect Karaman with the southern province of Adana and the southeastern provinces of ?anl?urfa and ??rnak.
Seven officers arrested, three soldiers released in probe into Syria-bound intel trucks
Seven on-duty military officers were arrested on May 18 while three soldiers were released, within the investigation into the halting of Syria-bound National Intelligence Organization (M?T) trucks in January 2014.
Istanbul's second criminal court of peace decided for the arrest of seven out of 10 detained officers and soldiers on May 18.