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Turkey's fresh fruits and vegetables exports jump in Q1
Turkey's exports of fresh fruits and vegetables in the first quarter of the year reached $774.5 million, the head of a sectoral association said on April 13.
Nejdat Sin, head of the Mediterranean Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters' Association, said in a statement that exports by the sector had increased by 22% compared to the same period last year.
Ciuca: Romania's acceptance as NATO member - a historical milestone that enshrined integration among Western democracies
Bucharest, April 4 /Agerpres/ - The North Atlantic Alliance, together with the European Union and the Strategic Partnership with the United States of America, ensures the strongest protection that Romania has benefited in its entire history, in the face of any threat to its national security, the Minister of Np[9ational Defence, Nicolae Ciuca said on Sunday.
Ankara vows anti-terror fight 'until security ensured'
Turkey will continue anti-terror operations with getting them "intensified," the nation's defense minister said on April 3.
"Until when? Until the last terrorist is neutralized. Thus, we will save our noble nation from the terror scourge that has been going on for many years and we will ensure security," Hulusi Akar said.
Ezidis unable to return to Sinjar due to PKK: Turkish envoy
The Ezidi community, which escaped from Iraq's Sinjar district and took refuge in Duhok province after ISIL took control of the region, is unable to return to their homes because of oppression by the PKK and the terror group's extensions in the region, Turkey's consul general in Erbil said on April 1.
Russian-Turkish relations very rich despite differences, says Lavrov
Russian-Turkish relations are very rich, both in terms of contacts at the highest level and their substantive agenda, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on March 31.
Speaking at a meeting of the Moscow-based think tank Valdai Discussion Club, Lavrov said the two countries are able to bring out solutions, even on issues on which the parties have almost opposite views.
Lost city of Alexander the Great is found in Iraq using US spy footage of the area captured in the 1960s!
Researchers believe Qalatga Darband -roughly translated “castle of the mountain pass”- is on the route Alexander the Great took to attack Darius III in 331 BC
Turkey invests to address water shortage: Erdoğan
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on March 29 pledged to make further investment in the water management of Turkey and said they want to adopt a law focusing on the issue.
"In the coming period, we are preparing a water law in the parliament to prevent conflicts of authority in water management," he said, addressing the first Water Council mass launching ceremony.
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Turkey's oil imports down 24.7 pct in January 2021
Turkey's total oil imports decreased by 24.7 percent to 2.65 million tonnes in January compared to the same month of 2020, according to data of Turkey's energy watchdog on March 28.
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Turkey witnesses rising interest in hair transplants amid pandemic: Expert
Although people have avoided medical operations such as liver transplantation and hernia removal in Turkey during the COVID-19 period, they never stopped having hair transplants, according to a medical expert.
3 PKK terrorists neutralized by Turkish intel in N Iraq
Three PKK terrorists were neutralized by Turkish intelligence forces in northern Iraq last month, security sources said on March 27.