Hatay
Quake-hit children bid farewell to retired British soldier with love, gifts
A retired British soldier has been deeply moved by the compassionate gesture of children who bid him farewell with flowers and gifts as he was preparing to leave following the completion of his duty as a kitchen manager at a tent city in the quake-hit province of Hatay.
Fish market reopens in quake-hit city
The fish market in the southern province of Hatay's İskenderun district, which faced massive destruction in the deadly Feb. 6 quakes, has reopened its stalls with the completion of renovation works.
The fish market in the district's center was mostly destroyed in the twin earthquake that jolted the country's southern provinces in early February.
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Local dishes promoted in ‘Turkish Cuisine Week‘
Turkish dishes are being promoted in a series of events held across the county and at diplomatic missions during "Turkish Cuisine Week."
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Country records high turnout in presidential, parliamentary elections
Türkiye's historic presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14 witnessed a high voter turnout at 86.2 percent.
The figure was barely below the 88.2 percent turnout in 2018 when Turkish voters headed to ballot boxes to elect the president and members of the parliament.
Millions mark first Mother’s Day after quakes
Many people are marking Mother's Day across the country, from somber quake survivors who lost their mothers, children or spouses, to polling officials in charge of the election.
In the earthquake zone where tens of thousands of people lost their lives in early February, Mother's Day was marked in a bitter mood this year.
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ODTÜ’s students to build paper log houses in quake zone
Middle East Technical University's (ODTÜ) students, together with a prize-winning Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, have built a specially designed "paper log house" to be used in the earthquake zone.
ODTÜ's Architecture Department's students created the "Emergency Design Studio" after the twin earthquakes jolted the country's east in early February.
Entrepreneur to sell Halide Edip Adıvar dolls for charity
A woman who makes dolls of female heroes from Anatolia has added Halide Edip Adıvar, one of the important figures of the War of the Independence, to her collection for the 100th anniversary of the foundation of modern Türkiye.
Number of reopened Uzun Çarşı shops increase to 400
Some 400 shops have started to operate in the historical Uzun Çarşı, one of the symbols of the quake-hit southern province of Hatay, within the scope of efforts to return to normal life.
At least 12 people killed in pile-up accident
At least 12 people have died and 31 got injured in a pile-up as multiple vehicles collided in the southern province of Hatay, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced.
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State of emergency in quake provinces to end on May 9: AKP official
The state of emergency declared after the earthquakes in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş will end on May 9, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chairman for Election Affairs Ali İhsan Yavuz said on May 4 in a televised interview.