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Archeologists in Turkey Discover ‘World’s Oldest Bread’

Web News 9 March 2024 255 0

*Dates Back 8,600 Years Archaeologists in Turkey say they have discovered the world’s oldest known bread, dating back to 6600 BC. A largely destroyed oven structure was found in an area called “Mekan 66,” where there are adjoining mudbrick houses, at the archaeological site of Çatalhöyük in the Continue Reading

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Erdogan, Kilicdaroglu Slug it out in Turkey’s Presidential Run-off

Web News 28 May 2023 243 0

Turks are voting in a momentous presidential run-off to decide whether or not Recep Tayyip Erdogan should remain in power after 20 years. His challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, backed by a broad opposition alliance, has billed the vote as a referendum on Turkey’s future direction. The president, who is favourite to win, promises a new era […]Continue Reading

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Ghanaian Footballer, Christian Atsu Found Dead in Turkey Quake Rubble

Web News 18 February 2023 534 0

Footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the rubble of his home almost two weeks after the Turkey earthquake, his agent has confirmed. Atsu, 31, had played for Chelsea and Newcastle in the Premier League. The Ghana international had not been seen since the quake that caused the collapse of the apartment in the […]Continue Reading

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Earthquake: Rescue Operations Ongoing as WHO Predicts Alarming Casualty Rate

Web News 7 February 2023 501 0

The death toll from a strong earthquake in south-eastern Turkey, near Syria’s border, could rise eight-fold, the World Health Organisation has warned. The toll, which currently stands at more than 3,400 people, has increased rapidly since the first earthquake struck early on Monday morning. About 12 hours later, a second powerful tremor hit further north. […]Continue Reading

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Mine Blast Leaves 28 Dead, Many Trapped in Turkey

Web News 15 October 2022 414 0

Forty people are now thought to have died following an explosion in a coal mine in northern Turkey, the country’s interior minister says, Suleyman Soylu earlier said 58 people had been rescued from the mine and over a dozen remained trapped. Around 110 people were in the mine at the time of the blast on […]Continue Reading

Culture

A journey to Turkish Custom

Web News 26 July 2022 741 0

Are you visiting Türkiye for the first time? Do you plan to spend this summer in any of the beautiful cities of Türkiye? Then, you need this information about the customary acts of Turkish people.   First, let’s talk about greetings. Do you know how to greet a Turkish man or woman? Turkish people make salutations […]Continue Reading

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Turkey Officially Changes Name to ‘Turkiye’

Web News 4 June 2022 423 0

Turkey has told the United Nations that, at the behest of its president, it wishes from now on to be called “Turkiye” in all languages, the UN announced Thursday. “The change is immediate,” Stephane Dujarric, the UN chief’s spokesperson, told AFP by email. He noted that Ankara’s official letter requesting the change had been received […]Continue Reading

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Turkey Launches International Hunt for Cryptocurrency Boss

Web News 23 April 2021 455 0

Turkey has issued an international arrest warrant for the founder of a cryptocurrency trading platform. State media report that Faruk Fatih Ozer fled to Albania with an alleged $2bn from 391,000 investors. Police also arrested 62 people in simultaneous dawn raids in eight Turkish cities over alleged connections to Mr Ozer’s company, Thodex. Mr Ozer […]Continue Reading

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Covid-19: Explosion Kills Nine Coronavirus Patients in Turkey

Web News 19 December 2020 611 0

Nine people have been killed after an oxygen ventilator exploded at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in southern Turkey, officials say. The blast caused a fire in the intensive care unit of the private Sanko University Hospital in Gaziantep, the local governor’s office said. At least one of the patients died while being transferred to […]Continue Reading