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Interest in historic documents increasing at online auctions
The trend of selling historically important documents, with prices ranging from 80,000 to 250,000 Turkish Liras each, at online auctions has become popular in recent years.
Urfa Aslanı wins 97th Gazi Race
The racehorse called Urfa Aslanı, steered by jockey Mehmet Kaya, has claimed victory in this year's historic 97th edition of the Gazi Race, a celebration of the famous leader Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
After the historic win, jockey Mehmet Kaya stated that he is "in indescribable happiness" as their racing strategy worked and helped them win the cup.
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Mafia groups threaten locals in Istanbul’s vivid neighborhood
Mafia groups composed of illegal parking lot operators known as "değnekçi" continue threatening locals in the Balat neighborhood, a UNESCO-protected district on Istanbul's Golden Horn waterway.
British-Turkish actress face of campaign on women’s depiction on TV
British-Turkish actress Susku Ekim Kaya has become the face of the Staunch Test's campaign that took place in London, the U.K.
The satirical campaign was designed by screenwriter Bridget Lawless, who is best known as the writer of the famous British TV Series "The Bill" and also the founder of the "The Staunch Book Prize," an award for thriller novels without violence toward women.
Stray dog to stay where he belongs following nationwide debate
Following a small disagreement that turned into a nationwide debate on social media, local authorities in the northwestern province of Tekirdağ's Çorlu district have decided to keep Köpük, a stray dog who was complained to the municipality to be taken elsewhere, where he lives.
Mardin’s historic neighborhood to serve tourism
Within the scope of new projects, Mardin's historic Dereiçi neighborhood, which is considered one of Turkey's symbolic places depicting multicultural life where many TV dramas and films have been shot, will be brought to serve tourism.
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Woman turned to sports to avoid becoming child bride
Gülcan Palavan from the eastern province of Ardahan shares her inspiring story revealing how her struggle to escape from becoming a child bride led her to become an international athlete.
At a young age, Palavan decided to become an athlete to avoid her mother and sisters' fate, who ended up becoming child brides in the village.
Prominent actress selected as UNFPA’s goodwill ambassador
Hazal Kaya, a prominent Turkish actress, has been selected as the new goodwill ambassador of Turkey by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
UNFPA Turkey announced the selection through a live broadcast from its social media account with the participation of Kaya.
Assault perpetrator that led to social media outrage detained
A Turkish man has been detained by security forces in the northwestern province of Kocaeli's Gölcük district after assaulting a hearing-impaired person because he thought the victim was an LGBT individual.
Jazz concert at Atlı Köşk
Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM) will host a concert titled "Jazz at Atlı Köşk."
The concert, to be performed by the Çağıl Kaya Trio, will meet music lovers on Turkish state channel TRT2 on Dec. 28 at 7 p.m. and on SSM's YouTube channel on Dec. 29 at 8:30 p.m.
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