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Outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants injured one firefighter on March 27 in the Nusaybin district of the southeastern province of Mardin, where clashes between security forces and the PKK are ongoing. 

The firefighters were targeted as they tried to put out a fire that had broken out at a house in the Yeni?ehir neighborhood of Nusaybin at around midday.

The death toll from bombings at Brussels Airport and a rush-hour metro on March 22 has risen to 35, the health minister said on March 28.

"Four patients deceased in hospital. Medical teams did all possible. Total victims: 35. Courage to all the families," Maggie De Block said in a tweet. 

The Greek Foreign Ministry responded to a statement issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry regarding the new procedures for hydrocarbon exploration permits.

There is no scheduled bilateral meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington D.C. during the Nuclear Security Summit on March 31 and April 1, Presidential Spokesperson ?brahim Kal?n said March 28.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an will meet high-level executives from some 25 multinationals on the Fortune 100 List in a bid to lure more investment to Turkey during his five-day visit to the United States. He is also expected to call for support for Turkey's participation in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Israel on March 28 advised its citizens to leave Turkey, citing the potential for further jihadist attacks after three Israelis were among four people killed in a March 19 suicide bombing in Istanbul.

Turkey has arrested nine suspected members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), including three Iraqi nationals who infiltrated into Turkish territory after tunneling under the three-meter-high concrete walls erected by Ankara to prevent the illegal passage of jihadists and war material into the country.

The Chalkidiki Tourism Organisation took part in the Moscow International Travel & Tourism Exhibition (MITT) for the 20th yearwith expectations for a rise in Russian tourists running high.

Bulgarian citizens completed a total of 281 360 trips abroad in February this year, which represented 9.8 % increase compared to the same month in 2015.

This becomes clear from the latest figures of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) released on Monday.

The Istanbul Photo Awards have succeeded in drawing global attention to recent developments in the Middle East, said Georges De Keerle, an executive for Getty Images.

A jury of international professionals gathered last week to select the winning photographs of Anadolu Agency's second Istanbul Photo Awards sponsored by Turkish Airlines.