Eid al-Fitr
Six Muslim Brotherhood supporters killed in clashes in Cairo
Six supporters of Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood were killed in clashes with police in Cairo on July 17, security sources said. The violence in different locations took place as Egyptians marked the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
Exiled Yemen VP says Aden 'liberated'
Yemen's exiled Vice President Khaled Bahah announced online July 17 the "liberation" of second city Aden after four months of devastating fighting between loyalist forces and Iran-backed rebels.
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Only two options left in Turkish political scene
Before entering the three-day Ramadan Bayram, the Muslim holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan (Eid-al-Fitr in Arabic), Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has completed his ?exploratory? talks with the leaders of other three parties for the next stage of coalition talks.
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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.
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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.
Turkey's Erdo?an gives mandate to Davuto?lu to form gov't
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has finally commissioned Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader and incumbent Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu to form a new government, thus setting the clock ticking on a 45-day period to succeed or face a new election.
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.
No coalition on horizon before end of Eid al-Fitr
The countdown for the formation of a new government will begin next week after President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an gives the mandate to incumbent Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu, but analysts suggest no government will be formed before the end of Ramadan in mid-July.
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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.?