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Turkey's inflation eases in August on decreases in food, clothing prices
Turkish consumer prices fell by 0.29 percent in August, showing a steeper decline than expected and the first decline in five months, helped by some easing in clothing and food prices, data from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) showed on Sept. 5.
Consumer prices rose 8.05 percent year-on-year, which is still above the Central Bank's year-end estimate of 7.5 percent.
Istanbul Atatürk Airport breaks new record with 1,454 takeoffs and landings
Istanbul Atatürk Airport witnessed a total of 1,454 takeoffs and landings from its runways, setting a new air traffic record for the airport on Sept. 4, Doğan News Agency has reported.
Around 50 US soldiers arrive in Turkey to use newly-deployed HIMARS system
Around 50 U.S. soldiers have arrived in Turkey to use the newly-deployed High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadist group.
Russia's Putin, Turkey's Erdoğan support increased oil trade: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have expressed joint support for Russia's Rosneft increasing oil supplies to Turkey, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sept. 4, as reported by Reuters.
ISIL sought militants to recruit, make heavy weapons in Ankara: Report
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants sought people to recruit to the organization in the villages around the Turkish capital of Ankara, according to an informatory note sent by police to the Ankara Fourth Heavy Penal Court. The militants also looked for someone to join the jihadists in order to make heavy weapons, such as mortar shells, according to the note.
Exporters call on envoys from 73 countries to spread Turkey's devotion to democracy
The Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TİM) has called for some 181 envoys and civil servants from 73 countries across the globe to talk about Turkey's devotion to democratic rule and robust economy in their countries and to boost cooperation with Turkey during a three-day meeting hosted in the Aegean province of Çanakkale on Sept. 2-4, the association said in a statement.
Diyarbakır Hippodrome provides women with jobs
A hippodrome in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır has been providing jobs for women in the male-dominated horse racing sector, as well as making a positive contribution to the development of the region.
The biggest in Turkey, the Diyarbakır Hippodrome attracts women who want to work in the horse-racing sector.
Czechs offer to renovate Turkish parliament's chandeliers damaged during coup attempt
The Czech Republic has offered to restore the crystal chandeliers inside the Turkish parliament, which was greatly damaged on the night of July 15 when it was bombarded by jets as part of the attempted coup activities.
PM Yıldırım visits Hakkari's Çukurca amid clashes with PKK militants
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım visited the border command in the Çukurca district of southeastern Hakkari province early on Sept. 5, as clashes between outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants and Turkish security forces have intensified in recent days.
14,000 teachers to be suspended over suspected PKK links: PM Yıldırım
Up to 14,000 teachers will be suspended over their suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the east and south of Turkey, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has announced.
Int'l press organizations call on Turkish authorities to allow former Cumhuriyet editor's wife to travel freely
Two international press organizations have called on Turkish authorities to return the passport of Dilek Dündar, the wife of former daily Cumhuriyet editor-in-chief Can Dündar, after she was banned from traveling abroad on Sept. 3.
Worker immolated in Istanbul's third airport's construction site for 'disturbing colleague's girlfriend'
A worker at the construction site of Istanbul's third airport has pleaded guilty in the case of murdering his co-worker, reportedly saying that he immolated his colleague Mehmet Aytaç, a 36-year-old from the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, for "disturbing his girlfriend over the phone."
Two soldiers killed in clashes with PKK in Turkey's Hakkari
Two soldiers were killed on Sept. 5 during clashes with militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Çukurca district of the southeastern province of Hakkari, Doğan News Agency has reported.
Turkish border with Syria cleared of ISIL militants
The Turkish border with Syria was cleared of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants on Sept. 4, after the Turkish-supported Free Syrian Army (FSA) took control of all regions from Azaz to the west to Jarablus to the east.
The West should also listen to the CHP on FETÖ
Criticizing the West's attitude towards the coup as a humiliating one, a member of Turkey's main opposition party has also blamed the government for the lack of support shown to Turkey.