Diyarbakır
Prosecutors seek jail sentences for six people over death of child who choked on chocolate
Prosecutors in the capital Ankara have demanded a total of 13 years of jail sentences for six people over the death of a six-year-old Turkish boy who died after choking on the lid of an edible chocolate-filled syringe.
On Dec. 10, 2019, Mert Yağız Köksal died while eating a tube of chocolate he bought from the canteen of his school in Ankara's Keçiören district.
Photographer raises money for family living in tent
With the efforts of a photographer who started a social media campaign to raise money, a family living in a shabby-looking tent has now found a home in Turkey's southern province of Adana.
After moving to Adana from the southeastern province of Diyarbakır in 2015, a couple, Nevzat Gezici and Gile Gezici, along with their children, started to live in a tent.
Turkey extends anti-terror campaign in east
Turkey has extended its fight against terrorists as the new phase of a domestic counter-terrorism operation has been launched in the country's east, the Interior Ministry said on Jan. 20.
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Turkey’s southeastern district aims to charm tourists with Twin Waterfalls
The Çermik district in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, known for thermal tourism, aims to attract tourists looking for an isolated tourism site amid pandemic with its Twin Waterfalls and beautiful walking tracks.
Amida Mound reveals Diyarbakır’s history
Several artifacts have been unearthed in archaeological excavations carried out in Amida Mound in the historical Sur district, known widely as the heart of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, becoming the latest trove of finds that will shed light on the history of Mesopotamia.
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‘Golden triangle’ of Mesopotamia awaits eager tourists
Located in the middle of a tourism route called the "golden triangle" of Upper Mesopotamia, the southeastern province of Diyarbakır's Çınar district attracts attention with its cultural and natural riches.
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolts eastern Turkey
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit the Turkish eastern province of Elazığ on Dec. 27 morning, said the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).
The quake was also felt in Malatya, Adıyaman, Şanlıurfa, Mardin, Batman and Diyarbakır provinces.
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Tunnel that leads to church found under house
Security units have found a tunnel, which is some 30 meters deep and leads to a church nearby, under a house, which they raided in the Balat neighborhood of Fatih district in Istanbul early Dec. 22.
"The tunnel has two entrances," an official said.
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Ex-HDP MP Güven sentenced to 22 years in prison
A court on Dec. 21 sentenced Leyla Güven, a former deputy from the opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) to over 22 years in prison for being a member of an armed terrorist group and making propaganda for it twice.
The 9th Heavy Penal Court in southeastern Diyarbakir province handed Güven 22 years and three months in prison and issued an arrest warrant for her.
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Black magic may be reason behind attack on animals, suggests veterinarian
People could be chopping the paws of cats and dogs for black magic, a veterinarian in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır has suggested after such recent incidents.
Vet Nurhan Kahraman's comments came after news of the paws of a cat, named "Melek" (Angel in Turkish), having been chopped off. The cat died despite medical efforts to bring her back to life.