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Miner killed in accident in Kütahya

One miner was killed and another was wounded in an accident at a coal mine in the Tav?anl? district of Turkey?s Kütahya province on Sept. 2. 

A rock had fallen on the two workers at the mine, located in the village of Karakaya in Tav?anl?.

Mustafa Orhan, 42, was died at the scene while the injured Ramazan Mimta?, 41, was taken to the Dr. Mustafa Kalemli State Hospital.

Excavation season begins at ancient site of Elaiussa Sebaste

The 21th round of excavation works at ancient site of Elaiussa Sebaste located in Turkey's southeastern province of Mersin will start on Sep. 8 and be completed by Sep. 20.

Some 45 people including 20 academicians will work on the field within excavations led by Professor Annalisa Polosa from Le Sapienza University Archaeology Department in Rome, Italy.

Turkey puts travel ban on 20,000 foreign fighters

Turkey has slapped a ban on 20,000 suspected foreign fighters, preventing them from heading to Syria and Iraq, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç said Sept. 2, a day after one soldier was killed another went missing in a suspected attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on the Syrian border with Kilis.

Al-Istanbul: How Turkey's largest city became a hub for Arab tourists

More and more Arab tourists visit Istanbul nowadays, but why do they choose this city? What do they think about Turks? What do Turks think about them? And what do Arabs in Turkey think of each other? Our reporters interviewed both sides on the streets of Istanbul and summarized their findings in this point-by-point report. 1) Why do Arabs visit Turkey?

US opens anti-dumping probe on $2 bln in steel imports

The U.S. Commerce Department launched a probe on Sept. 2 into alleged dumping by several foreign steel producers accused of undercutting America's domestic industry.

U.S. officials said seven nations were involved in underpricing some $2 billion worth of steel: Australia, Brazil, South Korea, the Netherlands, Britain, Japan and Turkey.

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