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No transition process in Syria with al-Assad: Turkish FM
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has dismissed the possibility of a transition process in Syria including Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, adding operations conducted by the Free Syrian Army (FSA) should continue towards the south of the country and that the Manbij area "should be cleared of terrorists."
Staple food prices rise 7 percent in August, says UN's FAO
Staple food prices rose 7 percent in August in comparison to the previous year on the back of a rise in commodities other than grains, the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Sept. 8.
Staple food prices rose in August even as grain prices fell, and the outlook for global cereal production improved, the FAO said in a statement.
Joint Bulgarian-Greek Units To Patrol Borders with Turkey
As of the end of September, joint Bulgarian-Greek units will patrol the Bulgarian-Greek and Bulgarian-Turkish borders against the illegal traffic of refugees. In the current situation, there are sections along the Bulgarian-Greek and Bulgarian-Turkish borders which are not secured physically and are being used for the trafficking of migrants.
Police detains lawyer of intel truck prosecutors, 13 bags of 'secret docs' seized: Reports
Police in Ankara on Sept. 8 detained the lawyer of a former Adana Public Chief prosecutor and two other prosecutors who are currently under arrest for ordering the 2014 stop and search of Turkish intelligence service trucks bound for Syria with the alleged purpose of arming Syrian rebels, a claim denied by government officials.
Visitor numbers plummet at İzmir museums, ancient sites amid Turkish tourism strife
The number of visitors to museums and ancient sites in the western Turkish province of İzmir, operated by the İzmir Provincial Culture and Tourism Directorate, decreased by 36.6 percent in the first seven months of 2016 compared to the same period last year.
Revenues in the same term also fell to 6.4 million Turkish Liras, marking a 29.5 percent decrease.