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Train derailment kills at least 24 in northwestern Turkey
At least 24 people were killed and more than 70 injured July 8 when most of a passenger train derailed in northwestern Turkey. Click through for Demiren News Agency and Anadolu Agency photos from the scene...
Turkish lawmakers take oath for parliament as Yıldırım nominated as new speaker
Binali Yıldırım, the outgoing prime minister who was nominated by the ruling party as its candidate for speaker of parliament, took his oath in parliament on July 7. Photo: Anadolu Agency
African social media star detained in Turkey
Amir Zakaria, a Central African Republic citizen who became famous in Turkey with his videos on social media, was detained in Ankara on July 3, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
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Gülen ‘seizing’ US town with corrupt links, locals say
Two residents of a town in Pennsylvania, United States claimed the local administration has a corrupt relationship with U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen and his followers, who are trying “to seize” the area, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported on July 3. Click through for the story in photos...
Atatürk’s headquarters discovered in Syria’s Afrin: Report
The house used by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as a military headquarters during World War I was discovered in a village in the northern Syrian town of Afrin, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported on July 2. Click through for the story in photos...
440-year-old powder mill to be restored by Istanbul Municipality
A historic powder mill in Istanbul's Okmeydanı neighborhood will be restored by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on July 1.
Turkey's military chief visits troops on Syria border
Turkish military chief Gen. Hulusi Akar on June 29 visited military brigades stationed on the border with Syria, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
Iraqi Kurdish PM congratulates Erdoğan on election win
Prime Minister of Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) Nechirvan Barzani on June 26 congratulated Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his election win, expressing the desire to improve ties.
"We congratulate you, your party...," Barzani said, in a message he sent to Erdoğan, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
103 woman candidates elected to Turkish Parliament in June 24 poll
A total of 103 woman deputies have been elected to the 600-seat parliament in the June 24 poll, according to unofficial data compiled from results provided by state-run Anadolu Agency.
MHP secures seats in parliament, beating forecasts
The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which allied with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for both parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24, beat forecasts of almost all pollsters by keeping its votes at around 11 percent, according to initial results by state-run Anadolu Agency.
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