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Eid holiday refreshes Turkey´s tourism sector
The four-day-long Eid al-Fitr holiday cheered the tourism sector in Turkey, after a tough year when the industry was hit by a severe blow due to crisis in Russia.
Chairman of the Professional Hotel Managers Association (POYD) Ali K?z?lda? quoted an occupancy rate of 100 percent at hotels and attributed this recovery to the holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
Quaresma flying back to nest in Istanbul
Turkey's Be?ikta?, the Istanbul side that is facing transfer difficulties due to financial difficulties in a pre-season where rivals have already signed world stars, has shaken hands with its former Portuguese forward Ricardo Quaresma, along with Brazilian center back Rhodolfo and German striker Mario Gomez, according to an official.
Blast in factory kills one in western Turkey
At least one person has been killed and another wounded in a blast at a nitrogen factory near the western Turkish province of Bursa, according to rescue officials.
The explosion occurred in a factory in the town of Gemlik early July 19. The reason of the explosion remains unknown.
10 facts to know about Turkey’s Kırkpınar oil wrestling
Over 2,000 wrestlers face each other at the 654th Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Championship in Turkey’s Thracian province of Edirne on 24-26 July. Here are the 10 facts you should know about the historic competition.
Construction of new Istanbul airport officially starts under shadow of challenges, questions
The construction of Istanbul's huge new airport started as of May 1 this year, two years after the tender, under the shadow of challenges at the construction site and questions over the potential environmental effects of the project The construction of Istanbul's new airport officially started on May 1, 2015, after the General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHM?) officially han
A Syrian kid and three Turkish kids
I took this picture the other day when I missed the company shuttle and was trying to make my way to the office on a late morning, after rush hour.
Popular national park faces coal-ash cloud threat
Ida National Park, a national park bordering the northwestern province of Çanakkale and the western province of Bal?kesir, faces a major threat of being clouded with coal ash, as a coal power plant is planned to be built near the popular parkland.
Peace between Turkey and Syrian Kurds?
Turkey and Syrian Kurds have been at odds since the Kurds in northern Syria consolidated their power during the war in Syria. The relations worsened further upon the recent victories of the Syrian Kurds against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Yet despite the two group?s reciprocal dislike, rapprochement looms on the horizon.
Turkey's women-only newspaper
Tunceli Emek, a daily in the southeast province of Tunceli, has a feature that no other newspaper in Turkey has: All of its employees, from its owner to its reporters and from its editors to its page designers, are women.
Desperately waiting for a new government
Turkey still has no government. No government is bad for Turkey. Turks feel the impact of no government more directly than Belgians and Danes. After all, no government means no decisions in Turkey.
Thai consulate in Turkey says no hard feelings over attack by pro-Uighur group
The honorary consul general at Thailand's diplomatic mission in Istanbul has expressed "no hard feelings" over a recent attack following reports that the Southeast Asian country had deported 109 Uighurs to China.
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The heartbroken dolls of Mesopotamia
After variously being imprisoned, denied education, beaten and humiliated, a group of women in Mardin, a town in Turkey's southeast, have attended therapy sessions in which they express their sorrow by making ragdolls. Here are their stories
Turkish PM promises to bring 'Ottoman order, justice'
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has vowed to bring the ?order and justice? of the Ottoman Empire to today?s world.
?God willing, we will bring the order and justice of the Ottomans to today and into tomorrow,? he said while congratulating party members at his Justice and Development Party?s (AKP) Istanbul headquarters for the Eid al-Fitr holiday on July 17.
DanceSport in Turkey on the rise
Competitive ballroom dancing, which is known as DanceSport, has taken off in Turkey shortly after the country was accepted as a member of World DanceSport Federation.
Historic Turkish town fully booked for Eid Ramadan
The northern Turkish town of Safranbolu, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage list and one of the 20 best-preserved historic sites around the world, is seeing full occupancy in its hotels for the Eid Ramadan holiday, the city's mayor has said.