Tekirda

A large number of artifacts from the Thracian civilization have been unearthed during archaeological excavations which have been continuing for 16 years in the northwestern province of Tekirda?. 

A 17-year-old construction worker in the Thracian province of Tekirda? was arrested on Dec. 28 for "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an on social media.

Thousands of liters of bootleg alcohol have been seized in a police raid of an illegal production facility in the northwestern province of Tekirda?, the state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Two tons of bottled bootleg alcohol have been seized in an operation against illegal alcoholic drink makers in the northwestern province of Tekirda?, in the latest development in Turkey's bootleg alcohol crisis that has left dozens dead.

The death toll in the bootleg alcohol consumption crisis in Istanbul has risen to 20, while a total of 91 people have applied to hospitals for treatment.

According to samples obtained during treatment, the cause of death was alcohol poisoning.

Nine people are still under treatment in the intensive care unit, while another 12 have been transferred to hospitals.

Crucial findings in ancient Heraion-Teikhos in Turkey's Thracian province of Tekirda?, which illuminates the life of the ancient Thracian people, are being threatened by illegal treasure hunters, according to the head of the excavations in the field. 

The wine competition in Thrace brought together the masters of wine. The 1st Thrace Wine competition was recently held in the northwestern province of Tekirda?. The competition was organized by wine expert Burçak Desombre, the owner of Vinipedia Wine Consultancy.

As many as 22 workers in a textile factory in the western province of Ayd?n have been poisoned out of a gas leakage in the factory's ventilation system, with all the poisoned reported to be in good condition.

As many as 121 workers in a lighting factory have been poisoned after an unknown smell came from outside in Turkey?s northwestern province of Tekirda?, Tekirda? Governor Enver Saliho?lu said on July 1.
 

Turkey?s Limak said on May 27 it had secured a 395-million-euro ($430.75 million) long-term project finance loan as part of a $520 million investment to modernize the Hamitabat power plant in northwest Turkey.

UniCredit, Yap? Kredi, ING, KFW IPEX and DZ Bank participated in the deal.