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Turkey, Azerbaijan to hold 12-day joint military drill from Sept 18

Azerbaijan and Turkey will perform a joint military drill in September, a ministry statement said on Sept. 14, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.  

"TurAz Kartalı 2017 (TurAz Eagle 2017) will continue for 12 days, from next Monday [Sept. 18] to the end of this month," the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan said in the statement.      

Over 1 mln Turks flock to touristic destinations during long public holiday

Nearly 1 million Turkish people went on holiday during a 10-day public holiday, which started late on Aug. 25 and ended on Sept. 3, creating more than 1 billion Turkish Liras ($292 million) of tourism revenue, according to tourism players. 

Hotel occupancy rates hit 100 percent in many tourism resorts. 

Deputy PM Tomislav Donchev: 'The Case of Azerbaijan Laundering Scheme Affects the Reputation of Bulgaria'

''The case of Azerbaijan washing machine is delicate because it affects the reputation of Bulgaria.'' This was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev according to the Bulgarian National Television, quoted by BGNES.

The government is expected to come out on the scandal that has become known as the "Azerbaijani laudering machine".

Turkey's first lady to visit Bangladesh on Sept 6 to meet Rohingya Muslims

Turkey's first lady Emine Erdoğan will visit Bangladesh on Sept. 6 amid the ongoing tragedy of tens of thousands Rohingya Muslims forced to flee the violence in Myanmar, Deputy Prime Minister Hakan Çavuşoğlu has said. 

Speaking on private broadcaster ATV, Çavuşoğlu confirmed that the first lady will have "close contact" with Rohingya Muslims who had escaped from Myanmar.

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