Mardin

Two soldiers killed, 31 injured in PKK suicide attack in Turkey's east

Two soldiers were killed and 31 injured Aug. 2 in a suicide attack by outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) militants in the eastern province of A?r?.

PKK militants attacked a gendarmerie station in Do?ubeyaz?t in the A?r? province, close to Turkey?s border with Iran, with a tractor laden with a two-ton bomb around 3 a.m.

Cry from Mardin reflects the mood of the business world

It was in the southeastern province of Mardin about 15 years ago when I first met Ebru Baybara Demir. After her tourism education in Istanbul, she went back to her hometown, which was exploring tourism at that time. I remember very well that in those days there were no decent hotels or restaurants in Mardin. 

Erdo?an: Western response to refugee crisis a 'crime against humanity'

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has once again criticized western countries for their response to the global refugee crisis, describing it as a ?crime against humanity.?

?We now have over two million refugees; we could not have left them under the bombs,? Erdo?an said June 21 at a meeting in Istanbul. 

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