Mesut Özdemir
Probe launched into helicopter crash in Turkey's east
An investigation has been launched into the helicopter crash in the eastern province of Tunceli that claimed the lives of a judge, seven police officers, a noncommissioned officer and three personnel.
12 killed in helicopter crash in Turkey's Tunceli
All 12 people on board a police helicopter that crashed in the eastern province of Tunceli were killed on April 18, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has said.
Contact with the Sikorsky helicopter was lost at 11:43 a.m., Soylu said during press conference.
"There is no external factor behind the crash of the helicopter. It crashed due to bad weather conditions," he added.
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Armenian community to open new school building in Istanbul
Istanbul's Armenian community is set to open a new school building in the city's Bak?rköy district for the 2015-2016 academic year, replacing an older building that had served for 171 years.
"I am very happy to see that the school is almost completed. Moving to a new building after 171 years makes us all happy," Surp Asdvadzadzin Church Foundation head Mesut Özdemir said.