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Turkish nomads embark on winter migration
The last nomadic community in Türkiye, the Sarıkeçili Yörüks, who spend the summer months in the region known as the "summer pasture" in the Central Anatolia Region, have embarked on a journey with their camels to reach their winter homes after a six-month stay in Konya.
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Turkish boxer becomes European champion
Turkish national athlete Buse Naz Çakıroğlu has become the European champion in the 50 kg category by defeating her Irish rival at the European Women's Boxing Championship.
At the championship held in Montenegro's Budva province, Çakıroğlu competed with Caitlin Fryers in the final.
Defeating her rival with a score of 5-0, Çakıroğlu earned the gold medal.
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Türkiye triumps at FIDE Chess Olympiad for first time
The Turkish national under-16 chess team has bagged the gold medal at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Chess Olympiad in Azerbaijan, marking Türkiye's first-ever win.
Artist paints fairy girls on Cappadocia rocks
Artist Hatice Abalı, who lives in the Göreme district of the Central Anatolian province of Nevşehir, has been creating unique artifacts by painting fairy girls on the rocks unique to the region.
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Nearly 1.2 million babies born in Turkey in 2019
Almost 1.2 million babies were born in Turkey in 2019, according to data made public by the Interior Ministry's General Directorate of Civil Registration and Citizenship.
Of the 1,180,840 babies born, 8,816 male babies were named Yusuf, and 6,857 male babies were named Eymen.
The most popular names given to female babies were Zeynep, with 13,420, followed by Elif, with 8,586.
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The story behind the iconic Ankara bombing image
The wounded man seen hugging his injured wife in the iconic image captured by Reuters photographer Tümay Berkin in the aftermath of the Oct. 10 Ankara bombing was ?zzettin Çevik, a teacher working in the southeastern province of ?anl?urfa.
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