Geography of Turkey

A prosecutor in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman has demanded 350 years in prison for a teacher on accusations he sexually assaulted 10 male students in a house owned by a foundation in which he lectures.

Turkey's highest glass observation terrace, which was established by the Directorate of Nature Conversation and National Park in the Hatila Valley National Park in the northern province of Artvin, is drawing great interest from visitors.  

Tens of thousands of people living in two southeastern provinces, Yüksekova in Hakkari and Nusaybin in Mardin, have fled their homes amid new clashes between security forces and militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). 

A British academic who was taken into custody on March 15 on suspicion of conducting propaganda for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) because of a Nevruz leaflet in his possession, has been released but still faces the prospect of deportation.

A British academic has been taken into custody on suspicion of making propaganda for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), after distributing leaflets inviting people to Nevruz holiday celebrations on March 21.

An archeopark field in ?zmir's Alt?npark neighborhood, which was designed by the Konak Municipality in 2000, has been abandoned. 

The field had been covered over and was waiting to be opened to the public, but over the course of three years it turned into a dumping ground for people living nearby. 

Turkey's leading business organization, the Turkish Industry and Business Organization (TÜS?AD), will visit the capital Ankara on March 16 to discuss escalating terror attacks and rising security concerns with political party leaders at parliament and to support a call for dialogue. 

One police officer was killed on March 15 during clashes with outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the Nusaybin district of the southeastern province of Mardin, as a curfew entered its second day.

Turkish police and Coast Guard teams seized over 2.5 tons of smuggled meat, probably from Greece, in two separate operations in the Enez district of the northwestern province of Edirne on March 15, officials have said.

During routine checks, Enez Coast Guard teams noticed bags that were being transferred from a vessel to a vehicle parked in the Enez port.

Turkish police and Coast Guard teams seized over 2.5 tons of smuggled meat, probably from Greece, in two separate operations in the Enez district of the northwestern province of Edirne on March 15, officials have said.

During routine checks, Enez Coast Guard teams noticed bags that were being transferred from a vessel to a vehicle parked in the Enez port.