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Azerbaijani and Armenian top diplomats are set to convene in the Kazakh city of Almaty on May 10 to engage in negotiations to craft a peace agreement and detail border demarcation works as part of normalization efforts between the arch foes, who had been locked in a decades-long territorial conflict.

From his office in a distant annexe, French right-wing lawmaker Jean-Paul Garraud has his sights set on a spot much closer to the decision-making heart of the European Parliament.

Early bookings for summer from domestic holidaymakers have been promising, boosting hopes among hoteliers that this will be a good season for the local tourism industry.

Companies started to collect early bookings in December.

Approximately 7.5 million Turkish citizens reside in foreign countries, with the majority of them, amounting to 6.5 million, living in Western European countries, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has disclosed.

The European Union's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) flagged 50 Turkish food products for safety concerns in April, while 19 of the 50 products tested received warnings and 31 were completely rejected at the border.

Döner has become the talk of the town lately. Some claim that it has "changed the face of a nation," while others see it as a sign of cultural integration. First gaining popularity in Germany during the 1970s, döner spread throughout Europe, gradually evolving from a popular fast food into a political symbol.

Türkiye ranked fourth in Europe in 2023 in terms of the number of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, according to a report by the London-based accounting services firm EY.

The number of FDI projects in Türkiye increased to 375 in 2023, a 17 percent jump from the previous year, creating more than 21,000 jobs.

Credit rating upgrades by major rating companies show that "we are on the right track," Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek has said, referring to the economic program the government is implementing.

Until now, the oldest inscription mentioning the Norse God Odin was identified on a brooch found in Nordendorf, southern Germany

Türkiye's foreign trade deficit came in at $9.9 billion in April, pointing to a 13.3 percent increase from a year ago, preliminary numbers of the Trade Ministry showed on May 3.

The foreign trade gap shrank more than 12 percent year-on-year in March to $7.3 billion.