Kahramanmaraş

A woman in the southern Turkish province of Kahramanmaraş who started her entrepreneurship journey with just five strawberry seedlings back in 2013 has managed to harvest eight tons of strawberry this year.

The ancient city of Germanicia in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş is still undergoing excavations since its discovery 10 years ago. The area is set to become an archaeology park

Excavations in the Domuztepe Mound in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş, considered to be the biggest settlement in the era since the usage of the term "Near East," have unearthed vessels depicting "tree of life" motifs.

The mound is located close to the Kelibişler neighborhood in the Pazarcık district.

Turkey will retaliate against any cross-border gunfire from the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia in Syria and will not remain silent in the face of anti-Turkey activities by terrorist groups abroad, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said on June 29.

A Syrian woman who is named "Turkey" and escaped form war-torn Syria two years ago has named her son after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Historical houses in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş are facing destruction due to a road enlargement project, despite officially being protected by regulations. 

The demolition of the houses in the Turan neighborhood has started despite the area being an urban protected area and the fact that houses were officially registered. 

Two soldiers were killed after outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants detonated a bomb on a road between the southeastern provinces of Mardin and Diyarbakır on March 15. 

The explosives were detonated on a highway near Mardin's Mazıdağı district.  

Turkey and the European Commission have begun technical work to overcome bureaucratic obstacles and accelerate the release of 3 billion Euros to Syrian refugees, Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak announced Dec. 26.

"We are now working on it," Kaynak told the Hürriyet Daily News during a visit to the Doğan Media Center on Dec. 26. 

Sixteen soldiers who were killed in al-Bab in northern Syria as part of Turkey's four-month-long military operation to secure its border were laid to rest on Dec. 23 in 14 provinces across the country. 

Turkish desserts and food company Mado has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Venture Capital Bank (VCBank) and Al Sraiya Holding to extend into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.