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Turkey arrests two journalists from daily Sözcü
A Turkish court arrested two journalists from daily Sözcü late on May 26 over alleged links to the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt, widely believed to have been masterminded by the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ).
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Greece Returns 10 Migrants to Turkey Under EU Deal
Greek authorities sent 10 people back to Turkey on Friday in accordance with a Turkey-EU migration deal, reported Anadolu Agency.
According to a statement issued by the Greek Public Security Ministry, the 10 individuals were taken from Lesbos island in the Aegean Sea and were sent to the Dikili district of Turkey's western Izmir province.
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Yassıtepe excavations reveal ancient luxurious life in İzmir
The Yassıtepe excavations that are ongoing at the Yeşilova Mound in the western Turkish province of İzmir have unearthed the ruins of 5,000-year-old structures, as well as "luxurious" residents at the time.
New-born zebra becomes mascot of zoo in Turkey's İzmir
A new-born zebra has become the mascot of a zoo in the Aegean province of İzmir, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on May 24.
The baby zebra, given the name "Zeliş," was born in the İzmir Natural Life Park in the Sasalı district on May 18.
Zeliş's parents were originally taken from Israel's Ran Gamat Zoo in 2012, and she has five brothers and sisters.
Immersed tunnel, bridge to be built in Turkey's İzmir: Minister
An immersed tunnel and a bridge will be built in the Aegean province of İzmir, Transport Minister Ahmet Arslan said on May 24, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
Speaking at the second Roads, Bridges and Tunnels Fair in İzmir, Arslan said an underwater tunnel and a bridge would be built in the province as part of a new project.
71 Syrians stopped trying to reach Greece by sea
Turkey's coast guard says it stopped 71 Syrian migrants attempting to reach Greece.
The migrants were stopped in a rubber dinghy early Tuesday in Izmir province, on the Aegean sea, as they began their journey to the Greek island of Lesvos.
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20 detained in PKK/KCK operations in İzmir
Twenty people were detained on May 23 in simultaneous operations carried out against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party/ Kurdistan Communities' Union (PKK/KCK) in the western coastal province of İzmir, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
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Court sentences alleged killer of Russian jet pilot to five years in jail in Turkey's west
A court in the western province of İzmir has sentenced the alleged killer of a Russian jet pilot to five years in jail over "violating the law on firearms" and "keeping a warfare weapon" in a separate case into him.
Turkish NGO provides education for refugee children in makeshift tents
The Imece Initiative, a non-governmental organization working mostly with Syrian refugees in the western province of İzmir, has started to provide education for refugee children who do not have access to school, by setting up makeshift tents.
Minibus carrying Ukrainian tourists overturns in Turkey's Muğla, 17 wounded
Some 17 people were wounded on May 18 when a minibus carrying Ukrainian tourists overturned in the Aegean province of Muğla, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
The minibus driven by Tuncay Güngör overturned in the Yaylasöğüt region on the Muğla-Denizli motorway.