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Six family members die in tragic crash

At least six members of the same family have been killed after their car plunged into a roadside river in Turkey's eastern Erzurum province.

According to the Turkish gendarmerie, the accident took place when the driver, identified as Muhammer Acabay, lost control of the vehicle late July 15 near the Beyp?nar neighborhood of the Aziziye district in Erzurum.

8 dead, 71 injured in multiple crashes ahead of Ramadan holiday

Eight people have died and 71 others were injured in multiple bus crashes across the country ahead of the holiday marking the end of Ramadan, which officially starts on July 16.

Seven people were killed and 39 others were injured when a passenger bus turned over and slid off the road due to heavy rain around 4:15 a.m. on July 15 near a tunnel in the northern province of Bolu.

Turkish MP calls for free transport tolls on every religious holiday, not only Islamic ones

Waiving the tolls on bridges and highways during Islamic holidays should be extended to other religious holidays, as Turkey doesn't only have Muslim citizens, but also citizens of many other faith groups whose holidays should be likewise celebrated, a member of parliament has said an filed a motion.

Turkish tourism sector expects dramatic rise in domestic tourists after Ramadan

Tourism sector representatives have pinned their hopes on a potential post-Ramadan rise in the number of domestic tourists with the help of discount campaigns in hotel prices, especially in Antalya, the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB) said July 7. 

Erdo?an's office denies claims over alleged cost of iftar dinner

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s press office has categorically denied claims about the extravagant cost of an iftar dinner where the head of the state hosted former and incumbent officials from Turkey?s Directorate General of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), suggesting that such claims were aspects of ?black propaganda.?

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