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Did you say empowering women?

The Boyner Group, one of the leading companies in the non-food retail sector, announced recently that it was cooperating with the World Bank?s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support women entrepreneurs in the supply chain.

Turkey hopefully on right track to join economic NATO

It is customary for Turkish governments to keep the bar high, endorse a maximalist position and spend unnecessary political capital by asking for the impossible ahead of a negotiation. Thank God; at one stage common sense would prevail (dictated by a better analysis of what is at stake by insisting on the impossible) and Turkey would back down to a more rational line.

History on display in modest Adana backyard

Hatun Dilci, who lives in the modest village of Dilekkaya in Turkey's southern province of Adana, displays dozens of priceless historical artifacts in her garden with the permission of the museum directorate. The village lies at the foot of the hilltop on which the Anavarza Fortress sits.

Bodrum Castle's 'painted' ottoman cannon cleaned

The Istanbul Restoration and Conservation Center, affiliated with the Culture and Tourism Ministry, has started work cleaning 600-year-old cannons at the Bodrum Castle.

The walls and Ottoman cannons of one of the world?s leading museums, the Bodrum Underwater Archaeology Museum in the Bodrum Castle, were found to have been painted June 2014.

Trucks to remain a headache for Erdo?an

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an is back hounding a media organ, this time daily Cumhuriyet, and Can Dündar, its editor-in-chief, for publishing footage about three Syria-bound trucks that were stopped by the gendarmerie near Adana in January 2014. It turned out at the time that the trucks belonged to Turkey?s National Intelligence Organization (M?T).

Turkey Seizes Bank Asya Week Before General Election

The Turkish government has seized control of Bank Asya following a 18-month long political battle between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and exiled Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen - a move seen as increasing risk premium for Turkish assets a week before parliamentary elections.

HDP's Demirta? reiterates call on president, PM for a live debate

Kurdish problem-oriented Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta? challenged Turkey?s president and prime minister to attend a televised live discussion program with him, where they could openly debate.

Turkey's main opposition leader passes voter's 'Quran test'

Turkey?s main opposition leader has said he proved that he could recite a Quranic verse when a potential voter put him to an impromptu test.

Prosecutor charges suspects in wiretapping case with 'attempting to annul gov't'

Some 28 people working at Turkey?s top science body and top telecommunications authority illegally eavesdropped encrypted phones of President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu and a number of other officials without court order, the Ankara Chief Prosecutor?s Office has stated in an indictment.

IAEA's report on Turkey's first nuclear plant no secret, minister says

Turkish Energy Minister Taner Y?ld?z has ruled out a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which was made public by daily Hürriyet May 31, was a ?secret? document, saying the study on Turkey?s first yet-to-be-built nuclear power plant was undated.

Nationalist party leader says Turkish President, ruling party aiming to pressure opposition

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has said President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) were aiming to pressure the opposition parties with a full-page newspaper advertisement, which gave the names of the opposition parties' leaders and asked them questions in an accusative tone.