Mehmet Nuri Ersoy
Human depictions show talent of ancient people
Historical artifacts unearthed at the archeological site of Karahantepe in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, considered one of the important settlements of the Neolithic period, reveal the artistic talents of the people who resided there some 11,000 years ago.
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Erdoğan meets British premier, UN chief in New York
Turkey's president and Britain's prime minister held a closed-door meeting on Sept. 20 in New York.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Boris Johnson at the Turkevi Center, or Turkish House, in Manhattan across from U.N. headquarters.
Replica of Göbeklitepe obelisk to be added to UN grounds
A replica of an obelisk from a famous site in Turkey over 10,000 years old will be exhibited on the grounds of the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Restoration begins at Maiden’s Tower
In a bid to revive Istanbul's iconic Maiden's Tower, the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry has initiated a restoration project titled "The Maiden's Tower Opens Its Eyes Again."
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Turkey committed to tourism targets: Minister
Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy on Sept. 4 reaffirmed the government's annual target of 25 million foreign tourists.
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"We are not doing badly. We are still committed to our target of 25 million tourists and $20 billion in revenues that we announced at the start of the season," he said during a press conference at Istanbul's Maiden Tower.
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Veteran theater actor Ferhan Şensoy dies at 70
Ferhan Şensoy, one of Turkey's best-known theater and cinema actors, has died. He was 70. He had been receiving treatment at Istanbul University Medical Faculty for a while. Şensoy, who was hospitalized on July 2 due to internal bleeding, died at around 2.30 a.m. on Aug. 31 due to cardiovascular diseases and respiratory failure.
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Turkey, Montenegro target $250 mln trade volume: Erdoğan
Turkey and Montenegro set a $250 million trade volume target, the visiting Turkish president said on Aug. 28.
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic in the city of Cetinje, the former royal capital of Montenegro.
Key WWI victory marked with solemn events
Turkish people paid tribute to fallen soldiers in Çanakkale, a western province where the greatest victories in the history of Turkey took place, on the 106th anniversary of the Anafartalar Victory.
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Turkey to present historic Jesus, saint icons to Istanbul patriarch
Turkey will deliver icons stolen from historical local churches to Istanbul's Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomew, the government said on Aug. 9.
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Turkey maintains tourism targets for 2021
Despite the impacts of recent forest fires on its Aegean and Mediterranean resort towns, Turkey still hopes to host 25 million foreign visitors this year, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said on Aug. 6.
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