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Turkish security forces have "neutralized" four terrorists conducting operations on behalf of the PKK terror organization in northern Iraq, the Defense Ministry has announced.

According to a statement released by the ministry on April 9, Turkish authorities identified the members of the terror group in the Metina region of northern Iraq.

The 10th destination of the Türkiye Cultural Road Festivals, one of the most comprehensive culture and arts projects organized by the Culture and Tourism Ministry, is the Ephesus Cultural Road Festival.

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced that the country has not detected the presence of the new variant of COVID-19, EG.5, within its borders.

"Do not worry about these variants. There is no such thing as a transition to the periods that we have closed," Koca declared in a press address held in the Central Anatolian province of Kırşehir on Aug. 23.

The Cultural Road Festivals, which started with the Beyoğlu Cultural Road Festival two years ago to contribute to Türkiye's international brand value, will be organized this year in 11 cities, namely Nevşehir, Trabzon, Erzurum, Çanakkale, Gaziantep, Ankara, Konya, Diyarbakır, Istanbul, İzmir and Antalya.

The Turkish home textile industry's export revenues stood at $5 billion last year, according to Hasan Hüseyin Bayram, head of the Home Textile Association (TETSİAD).

Local and international home textile companies met at the HOMETEX fair, which is being held between May 16 and 20.

This fair is expected to boost exports by 20 to 25 percent, said Bayram.

Just days before the elections in Turkey, the most affected earthquake regions expect a reversed migration wave before May 14. The weak performance of the state after the earthquake could also alter the political arithmetics in the affected provinces.

The European Union has said it has made a contribution of 8 million euros to the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) to provide food assistance for people who have been affected by the deadly earthquakes that rattled Türkiye's south in early February.

Türkiye's first İncili (Pearl) Gastronomy Guide is now available in English, guiding tourists to explore some of the most-try restaurants and eaters to savor the country's delicious cuisine while on their trip.

A drone shot of excavators at work among the rubble of collapsed buildings following the earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, 14 February 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE/TOLGA BOZOGLU

The main opposition party leader, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, has expressed his confidence that Türkiye will enter in a new era after the May 14 polls in which President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the joint oppositional candidate will race for the presidency.