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Turkey starts building security wall on Iran border
Turkey has begun building a "security wall" along part of its border with Iran, regional officials said on Aug. 8, in a move aimed at stopping illegal passages.
The wall is being built by the Housing Development Administration of Turkey (TOKİ) upon the request of the Defense Ministry.
One dead, two missing after motorized yacht sinks off Turkey's Marmaris
A motor yacht sank off the coast of Marmaris in southern Turkey on Aug. 2, killing one person and leaving two others missing, the local governor has stated.
The 20-meter motor yacht named "Anemone" sank 200 meters off the Bozburun port with 11 on board due to unknown reasons.
No findings that abducted Turkish teacher has been killed by PKK: Governor's office
There is no information that an abducted Turkish teacher has been killed by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the governor's office in the eastern province of Tunceli has stated.
Previous reports had said a 23-year-old teacher, Necmettin Yılmaz, was killed by a group of PKK militants after being abducted on a highway.
Probe launched into deadly accidents involving armored police vehicles in Turkey's southeast
Administrative and legal investigations have been launched into two traffic accidents involving armored police vehicles that led to the deaths of seven civilians in the Lice district of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
The Diyarbakır Governor's Office stated that an inspector has asked to be assigned to the case from the Interior Ministry, Doğan News Agency reported.
Governors of 41 provinces reshuffled in Turkey
The governors of 41 provinces of Turkey were changed with a new decree law issued early on June 21.
According to the decree published in the Official Gazette, 20 governors were relocated to the central office as part of decisions taken in a cabinet meeting and approved by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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Security forces seize 320 kg of hashish in Turkey's Mardin
Security forces on June 6 seized 320 kilograms of hashish hidden in 10 sacks in a vehicle that was stopped in the southeastern province of Mardin, the directorate of security has stated.
The Mardin Provincial Directorate of Security said anti-narcotics units were conducting a control on the Kızıltepe-Derik highway when they stopped the vehicle in question.
Village women up in arms to stop museum construction in Turkey's Kütahya
Around 300 village woman took up pickaxes, shovels, rakes and axes in order to halt construction of a museum on a pasture in the western Turkish province of Kütahya on June 2, Doğan News Agency has reported.
Women from Kütahya's İnköy neighborhood blocked the Kütahya-Eskişehir highway in protest at the Archeology Museum construction plan.
Turkish governor deletes image of self in traditional clothes to invite Chinese to Antalya
A Turkish governor who became an instant phenomenon among social media users after sharing a picture of himself wearing traditional clothes to invite Chinese people to the Mediterranean resort of Antalya has deleted the post, Doğan News Agency reported on May 15.
Antalya Gov. Münir Karaloğlu visited China's Anhui province to ink a sister city protocol with Turkey's resort province.
Taksim closed again for May 1 celebrations
The May 1 Worker's Day celebrations will not be held in Istanbul's Taksim Square, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said yesterday.
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Kindergarten children's play including fake weapons, death draws criticism in central Turkey
A play involving fake weapons and scenes of death staged by kindergarten children in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri has drawn criticism from the authorities and experts.