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Istanbul’s Esenyurt suffers from haphazard urbanization: Mayor

There has been an uncontrolled urbanization in Istanbul's Esenyurt district, Mayor Kemal Deniz Bozkurt has said.

The mayor gave information about the works carried out in Esenyurt district against the possible Istanbul earthquake, one of the most high-risk places where the eyes are turned after the quakes centered in Kahramanmaraş.

Car swept away in floods found 5 months later

A car that swept away in a massive flood disaster in Turkey's Black Sea region last summer has washed up on the shore 4 kilometers away from where it was parked five months ago.

A group of citizens walking on the Black Sea province of Kastamonu's Abana beach informed police forces and local authorities after they saw a large object drifting towards the shore among the waves.

UK nominates movie on gender-based violence in Turkey for Oscars

A British-made documentary about pervasive gender-based violence in Turkey has been selected as the United Kingdom's Oscar nominee for the 94th Academy Awards, to be held in March in Los Angeles.

Directed by Chloe Fairweather, "Dying to Divorce" has been selected to represent Britain at the Oscars as the official entry in the Best International Feature Film category.

15 people still missing after devastating Black Sea floods

Teams are still searching for 15 people who went missing after the floods that hit Turkey's Black Sea region last month, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has said.

Heavy rains and ensuing flash floods in the country's north almost a month ago left at least 82 people dead.

The province of Kastamonu was the most affected where 71 people lost their lives.

13,000 truckloads of mud taken out from flood site

Some 13,000 truckloads of mud have been removed from the Black Sea province of Kastamonu's Bozkurt district that was hit by a flood on Aug. 11, the interior minister has announced.

"It is two weeks after the disaster… 13,000 truckloads of mud removed, Some 1,207 truckloads of humanitarian aid delivered to the site," Süleyman Soylu tweeted on Aug. 26.

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Death toll from floods in Turkey's Black Sea region rises to 82

The death toll from floods in Turkey's Black Sea region has risen to 82, authorities said on Aug. 21. 

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Heavy rains hit the region in the north of the country last Wednesday, leaving 71 people dead in the province of Kastamonu, said a statement by the Disaster and Emergency Management Agency.

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