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Turkish crew stuck abroad with financial problems for three years
Turkish Iron Trader ship with ten crew members has not been able to return to Turkey for the last two years due to financial problems. Seven of the crew have left the ship, but the remaining three are still on board, off the coast of Brazil, asking for their unpaid fees.
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.
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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.
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Five Foreign Ministry officials resign to run in elections
Five officials from Turkey's Foreign Ministry resigned before an Aug. 31 deadline to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections on Nov. 1, ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç said Sept. 2.
China reform forum delegation visits Istanbul
The People's Republic of China Reform Forum delegation, under the presidency of Lin Jingtian, visited the Marmara Group Foundation in Istanbul with representatives including academics and other guests, the foundation said in a written statement on Sept. 2.
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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.
Minimum wage setting increasingly driven by politics as opposed to sound economics: Report
Politically driven minimum wage setting around the world is endangering the health of economies and societies, according to a report released on Sept. 2 by the JustJobs Network, a global jobs think tank.
'We'll crush terrorists' heads,' says new interior minister
The interior minister of Turkey?s interim government, Selami Alt?nok, will show no tolerance to terrorists trying to destabilize the country, saying, ?We?ll severely crush their heads if necessary.?