Cengiz
‘Cocktail virus’ surge raises concerns for mask supply crunch
While the Health Ministry warns citizens to protect themselves from the recent increase in "cocktail virus" cases, production has come to a halt in the mask facilities that Türkiye expanded with an investment of $50 million at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Türkiye marks Eid in solidarity with quake victims
Türkiye has come together in solidarity with quake victims to mark the occasion of Eid-Al Fitr, as the three-day holiday begins on April 21 with the ending of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Also celebrated as the "Candy Festival" in Türkiye, Eid is a public holiday during which people traditionally visit their families and friends and offer meals and desserts.
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‘Greek forces fired more than 30 times at Turkish boat’
Greeks threw rope at the ship's screw to stop us and then fired more than 30 times, the official in charge of the Turkish ship attacked by Greek officers has said.
PKK affiliated group carried out attacks in Istanbul, Bursa: Soylu
The perpetrators of the recent attacks in Turkey's Istanbul and Bursa provinces were identified as members of subcontractor organizations of the PKK terror group, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said on April 22.
Femicide on rise amid debate over law protecting women
Violence against women and femicide continue to be major problems in Turkey, with worrying statistics and daily updated death tolls showing that current preventive measures are far from sufficient.
İYİ Party leader vows policies ‘to keep women alive’
İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener on Nov. 17 pledged to make necessary legislation in the fight against femicide and violence against women if her party comes to power.
Speaking at her party's parliamentary group meeting, Akşener recalled a recent femicide in which yet another woman was brutally murdered by a man while walking on a street in Istanbul.
Brutal femicide with samurai sword triggers wave of anger
In yet another case of femicide, a woman has been brutally murdered in broad daylight with a samurai sword while she was walking on a street in Istanbul.
Başak Cengiz, a 28-year-old woman, was attacked by Can Göktuğ Boz out of nowhere with a samurai sword while she was walking on a street of a housing estate where she resided in Istanbul's Ataşehir district late on Nov. 9.
Byzantine church, tombs unearthed in Kaunos
A Byzantine-era church, tombs, and inscriptions have been found during excavations carried out in the ancient city of Kaunos, which was included on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2014.
The ancient city is located in the western province of Muğla's Dalyan district and on the right bank of the Dalyan Stream that connects Köyceğiz Lake to the Mediterranean Sea.
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Karavanke Tunnel work on Slovenian side on schedule
Jesenice – Work on the second tube of the Karavanke Tunnel on the border with Austria is on schedule. Turkish Cengiz workers have already bored some 550 metres of what is a roughly 3.5-km tube on the Slovenian side. No major problems have been encountered since boring started last August and is expected to be completed in two years.
Turkey’s Antalya 'center of int’l tennis tournaments’
Turkey's Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, which is among the world's foremost tourism destinations, has recently hosted three world-class tennis tournaments.
The city, which is famous for its history, natural wonders and beaches, recently started making a name for itself in sport tourism.