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A Turkish woman employee was seriously wounded in an armed attack on Tuesday at Sweden's honorary consulate in the western province of Izmir, officials and media reports said.

Tensions have flared between Sweden and Muslim countries following several protests involving public desecrations of the Koran - including setting pages alight.

Afro-Turks living in the Aegean province of İzmir have celebrated their traditional festival, Dana Bayramı (Calf Feast), with an event held by local authorities.

As part of the opening ceremony of the festival, Afro-Turks gathered on Kıbrıs Şehitleri Caddesi, which is the most popular and busiest street in the port city, marched and danced in their traditional clothes.

A woman was detained in the Konak district of the western province of İzmir over her possible connection to the death of her mother. 

The Justice Ministry has rejected a family's request that it cover the application fees of 80,000 Turkish Liras ($22,500) for a mental anguish lawsuit, which the family wants to file against people who severely injured a 33-year-old woman in a construction accident in the eastern province of Hakkari. 

Turkey has transferred stakes in İzmir Port, which has been in privatization portfolio since 2007, to the Turkish Wealth Fund, in a bid to help finance giant infrastructure projects. 

The stake transfer was informed to respective authorities, according to sources. 

The wealth fund will have the authority to rent, transfer or sell the port. 

More than 400 bottles of bootleg booze have been seized in the Aegean province of ?zmir, with three suspects detained for producing counterfeit drinks.

Investigations on a Roman-era tunnel, which was discovered in the garden of a house in the Aegean province of ?zmir's Kadifekale district, have been completed. The tunnel, which is thought to have been built as a water conveyance system, will be the subject of a documentary film. Promotional booklets will also be made for the tunnel. 

Turkey?s western province of ?zmir has been preparing to increase its service of free internet in open areas from one to eight locations. 

A new plan put into place by the Environment and Urbanization Ministry and accepted by the ?zmir Metropolitan Municipality will allow buildings in the Konak district of the Aegean province?s largest city to be built 10 meters taller.