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Turkey to build wall on Syrian border amid upsurge in violence

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 07/30/2015 - 17:04

Turkish army has started building a rocket-proof wall, 2.5 meters high and 1 meter wide, on the Syrian border in the southern province of Hatay, with ditches being dug along the borderline, amid spiraling tension near and on the border.

Turkey's fish stock falls dramatically, extinction in sight

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 07/30/2015 - 16:33

Turkey?s wild fish count has significantly fallen over the past 10 years by around 30 percent for a large number of fish species across Turkish waters, with at least one species of fish in danger of extinction.

VIDEO: Myra and Andriake ancient site excavation commence

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 07/30/2015 - 15:06

This year's excavation works have begun in the ancient site of Myra and the Andriake Port situated in Demre district of Turkey's southern resort province of Antalya. 

Six of the most important ancient sites of the Lycian Union lie in this area, where excavations kicked off in 2009. 

President Erdo?an slams HDP's Demirta? over Suruç massacre claims

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 07/30/2015 - 14:10

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has slammed Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta? over the latter?s claims that a deep state organization directly linked to Erdo?an conducted a suicide bombing attack that killed 32 people in the southeastern district of Suruç on July 20.

People flock to streets as earthquake hits Turkey's south

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 07/30/2015 - 14:07

People took to the streets, with many of them rushing to hospitals, after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey?s Mediterranean Sea at 1:00 a.m. on July 30 off the Mersin bay and was felt in the southern provinces of Mersin, Adana, Hatay and Osmaniye, with no casualties reported.

Turkish Soldiers Killed in PKK Attack, Army Says

Published by Novinite on Thu, 07/30/2015 - 13:55

An ambush organized by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has claimed the lives of three Turkish soldiers, the country's armed forces say.

PKK members opened fire on the ??rnak Görmeç Gendarmerie Battalion. The gendarmeries responded and an armed clash followed, Today's Zaman reports.

Turkey to privatize 10 hydropower plants

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 07/30/2015 - 12:32

Turkey's Privatization Administration (Ö?B) has opened tenders for the privatization of a total of 10 hydropower plants, the Official Gazette said on July 29. 

The power plants will be privatized in three groups. 

Annual print media circulation falls by 7.6 percent

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 07/30/2015 - 12:25

The annual circulation of newspapers and magazines published in Turkey fell by 7.6 percent in 2014 compared to the previous year, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TU?K).

The number of newspapers and magazines dropped to 7,120 in 2014, with 58.7 percent of them magazines, according to the Print Media Statistics Report of TU?K.

Turkey bombs PKK camps with 30 F-16s after 190 militants were killed

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 07/30/2015 - 12:22

A total of 190 militants have reportedly been killed in two major airstrikes by the Turkish military targeting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party's (PKK) bases both inside Turkey and northern Iraq, intelligence sources told daily Hürriyet, before 30 F-16s reportedly bombed PKK camps on July 30.

First fighters trained and equipped by US, Turkey abducted by al-Nusra in Syria

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 07/30/2015 - 12:18

The al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front has abducted 18 members of a U.S.-backed rebel group in northern Syria along with their leaders as they returned from a U.S.-led train-equip program in neighboring Turkey, Anadolu Agency has reported. 

The group of 54 fighters had started proceeding into Syria's interior on July 13 after their training program was completed.

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