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Historical school building evacuated after cracks appear in walls in Turkey's Samsun
A 90-year-old building that is part of a social sciences high school in the northern province of Samsun has been evacuated after cracks formed on the walls of the structure.
Cats fed with Mozart’s ‘Turkish March’ playing in background in Turkey’s north
Cats living in a place called the “Cat Town” in an animal rehabilitation center in the Black Sea province of Samsun are fed twice a day with Mozart’s famous piece “Turkish March” playing in the background. Click through for the story in photos...
US epidemiologist: 'Genes give us the gun, environment pulls the trigger' in cancer
"Genes give us the gun, while the environment pulls the trigger," the prominent US epidemiologist Devra Davis told Kathimerini in an exclusive interview ahead of her speech at a conference titled "Dramatic Changes on the Planet and the Greek Roots of Ecological Ethics," which took place at the University of Patra in southwestern Greece from June 17 to 20.
Turkish town mobilizes Russian bloggers for tourism campaign
A group of Russian bloggers, whose total social media reach extends to millions, have been mobilized by the municipality of Turkey’s Black Sea town of Samsun in its latest tourism campaign. Here is the story in photos...
Turkish town ‘stinks’ after livestock ship drops anchor
The people of Samsun have complained to the media about a distinct odor in Turkey’s Black Sea town since the arrival of a large ship transporting livestock. Here is the story in photos...
Prosecutor in Turkey’s Samsun breaks into student accommodation after quarreling with fiancée
A prosecutor in the Black Sea province of Samsun has broken into student accommodation to see his fiancée late at night after they had an argument.
Toy museum opened in Turkey’s Black Sea province
A large toy museum displaying toys from all over the world has been inaugurated in the Black Sea province of Samsun.
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Samsun governor complains about tech giant Samsung’s web search primacy
The governor of the Black Sea province of Samsun has voiced his uneasiness about the prominence of South Korean technology giant Samsung in internet searches, complaining that the brand is overshadowing the province in northern Turkey.
63-year-old Turkish man initiates 370-km march to commemorate boy killed by PKK
A 63-year-old man has initiated a 370-km march from the Black Sea province of Samsun towards Trabzon, another Black Sea province, to commemorate Eren Bülbül, a 15-year-old boy who was killed this month in clashes between the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and security forces, Doğan News Agency reported on Aug. 29.
Former MHP MP Akşener's new party will occupy 'national center' in Turkish politics: Colleague
The new party to be formed under the leadership of Meral Akşener, a former Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) member, will occupy the "national center" in Turkish politics, according to one of her colleagues, who announced that the new party will be formed in October and will launch from Samsun, the city where the Turkish War of Independence began in 1919.