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Demirören Media High School to give scholarship

Demirören Media High School, a vocational school that will train young journalists who will be well-equipped with skills to work in the media sector, will give scholarships to its successful students every month.

Scholarships will be given to students who score above a certain mark in the high school entrance exam (LGS).

Turkish couples flock to marriage offices to marry on palindrome date

Dozens of Turkish couples flocked to marriage offices across the country on Feb. 2 to tie the knot as some couples consider it lucky to marry on a palindrome date.

Since the date of Feb. 2 can be shortened as 2-2-22, which is just too much synchronicity for pattern-lovers, some couples were hoping the day would turn out to be memorable.

Assailants open fire at car dealership, kill three

Three people were killed in an armed attack at a car dealership in Istanbul's Bağcılar district late on Nov. 13.

The incident occurred after a group of attackers came to the scene in two different cars and opened fire at the store.

Three people identified as Cemal D., Engin D. and Polat D. succumbed to their wounds while the suspects escaped.

Turkish rap coming out of two Istanbul districts have different themes: Study

An academic study conducted at Boğaziçi University on the popularity of Turkish rap music has found that there are different themes and listening habits in two separate working class areas in Istanbul, the district of Bağcılar and the Sulukule neighborhood of the Fatih district.