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Russian, Turkish foreign ministers speak about Syria by phone
The Russian and Turkish foreign minister have talked on the phone over the current situation in Syria, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Nov. 6.
Ankara police raid Gülen-linked business group TUSKON
Ankara police on Nov. 6 searched offices of business groups working under the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON), known to have close links to the movement of U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen.
Two tons of bootleg alcohol seized in Turkey's northwest
Two tons of bottled bootleg alcohol have been seized in an operation against illegal alcoholic drink makers in the northwestern province of Tekirda?, in the latest development in Turkey's bootleg alcohol crisis that has left dozens dead.
TÜPRA? oil refineries see 39 pct jump in profit
Turkish Petroleum Refineries (TÜPRA?) has seen an increase in its net profit by 39 percent in the first nine months of this year, compared with the same period last year, the company said in a statement on Nov. 6.
TÜPRA? said the company's net profit had reached 1.735 billion Turkish Liras ($603 million) in the period, up from 1.246 billion liras ($546 million) in 2014.
'Needs Map' charts schoolchildren's needs across Turkey
A map charting the needs of school-aged children across Turkey has been created to bring together those in need and those who wish to help them.
Businesses in east, southeast want Kurdish peace bid back
Businesspeople in Turkey's eastern and southeastern provinces are hoping clashes between the security forces and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) will come to an end, resulting in an economic boost in the poorest provinces of the country.
Governor raises eyebrows with 'high-level' ceremony to open watering trough
The governor of Edirne has inaugurated a watering trough in the northwestern province, built to provide drinking water to cattle and other livestock, with an official ceremony in Edirne's Azakl? village.
The Food, Agriculture and Livestock Ministry constructed water troughs for animals in 13 villages across Edirne.
CHP leader questions PM over fear of media
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu asked the Justice and Development Party (AKP) why it "fears" free media, adding that an "understanding of silencing media is dominating the AKP government" at the moment.
Two more arrested in Turkey's southeast for 'insulting Erdo?an'
Two people in Turkey's southeastern province of ?anl?urfa have been arrested for "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an on social media.
The two people, identified only by their initials M.?. and F.T., were detained in ?anl?urfa's Suruç district for sharing posts on social media that included "insults and curses" directed at Erdo?an.
Eight suspects acquitted over 21 unsolved murders in Turkey's southeast
A Turkish court has acquitted eight defendants of all charges related to 21 unsolved murders in the Cizre district of the southeastern province of ??rnak between 1993 and 1995, sparking outrage among the victims' families and their lawyers.
40 Syria-bound Moroccans, one Syrian deported from Istanbul Atatürk Airport
Some 40 Moroccans and a Syrian have been deported from the Istanbul Atatürk Airport after criminal profilers determined the group could be entering Turkey to cross into Syria in an attempt to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Women's Health Coalition awards Turkish activist
P?nar ?lkkaracan, a leading women's rights activist and researcher based in Turkey, was awarded the prestigious Joan B. Dunlop Prize, presented by the International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC), "for her exceptional record of work in Turkey and globally to promote the human rights of women and girls," on Nov. 3.
Turkey's first Roma TV channel to start test broadcast
Turkey's first TV channel aimed at Roma people is set to start a test broadcast on Nov. 20 in a bid to help the community's voice be heard both nationally and internationally.
The channel will broadcast in both Turkish and Romany.
Turkey's first Kurdish-language search engine goes online
Turkey's first search engine in the Kurdish language has gone online after five years of technical work, research and development.
The search engine, called "Sekretin" - meaning success in Kurdish - will also have a video-sharing website in the next few months, its manager Serdar Anu?tekin told the state-run Anadolu Agency in the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r on Nov. 5.