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90,000 mosques across Turkey to raise money for Yemen
Turkey's religious body has launched an aid campaign to raise money for people in war-torn Yemen.
US prosecutor drops appeal to extend Turkish banker's sentence
The New York prosecutor's office has withdrawn an appeal to extend the sentence of a former executive at Turkey's state-owned lender Halkbank, the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency said on Dec. 6.
Main opposition CHP reveals names of mayoral candidates for 16 provinces
This file photo taken on Oct. 6 shows CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (L) and Yılmaz Büyükerşen, mayor of Turkey's Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir.
Tender for Canal Istanbul to be held next year: Erdoğan
Turkey will hold a tender for the construction of a 45-kilometer shipping canal running parallel to the Bosphorus Strait, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Dec. 6, despite a government freeze on new investments as it reins in spending.
Erdoğan says AKP will run eco-friendly election campaign
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will run an eco-friendly election campaign, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Dec. 6, as he revealed mayor candidates for 14 more cities across Turkey.
Heavy Rains Broke Down Part of the Bulgarian Fence along the Border with Turkey
Part of our fence with Turkey has fallen again. This shows photos published in the social networks by MP BSP MP Nikolay Tsonkov. The pictures are from December 4th. The fallen fence is 12 km away from Malko Tarnovo, in the Dulboki Dol Valley.
Turkey opens new health center in Syria's Afrin
Turkish Health Ministry opened a new health center in northwestern Syrian city of Afrin, which was purged of YPG militants in Turkey's Operation Olive Branch.
Police dog to be awarded for Turkey's biggest heroin bust
A police dog will be awarded by authorities for helping to find the largest haul of heroin in Turkey. Click through for the story in photos...
Saudi 'courier' in Khashoggi murder identified by Turkey: Columnist
Muzaini returned from Riyadh to Istanbul on Oct. 1, a day before the 15-member hit squad would arrive. He left Turkey at 9:35 p.m. on Oct. 2, only a few hours after the killing of Khashoggi.
Astana process key to Syria peace: Turkey
Any progress in efforts to resolve the Syrian crisis was achieved thanks to the Astana and Sochi processes while the Geneva process was in a stalemate, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Dec. 5, noting that remarks made by a U.S. envoy undermining the Astana process was "unfortunate."
Gold traders seek release
Eight suspected members of a gold trading ring who were remanded in custody over the weekend on Wednesday lodged appeals for their release after an investigating magistrate accepted their lawyers' claims that there is no basis for smuggling charges.
Turkish Journalist Risks Extradition From Romania
Romanian police detained a Turkish journalist, Kamil Demirkaya, on Wednesday and brought him before the Court of Appeal in Bucharest, where he faces extradition to Turkey on the basis of a warrant issued by Ankara authorities.
Cavusoglu: Trump told Erdogan he doesn't want issues in sales of F-35 jets
US President Donald Trump told Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan that he didn't want any problems with the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Ankara, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday.
Turkish private lender increases capital, signaling expectation of increasing NPLs
Turkey's Akbank plans to increase its capital by 30 percent to 5.2 billion Turkish Liras ($966 million) through a rights issue, it said on Dec. 5.
Turkey, Azerbaijan to produce freight cars for Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway
Turkey and Azerbaijan will jointly produce freight cars for the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway (BTK), the Turkish transportation and infrastructure minister said on Dec. 5.