Turkey launches ‘peaceful parks’ operation with 8,000 police officers across the country

ANKARA

Turkish police launched the “Turkey Peaceful Park” operation simultaneously across 81 provinces on July 23 with the participation of 7,968 police officers to “ensure the peace of citizens in the parks,” state-run Anadolu Agency reported

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High drug-trafficking areas mapped across Turkey, kept under surveillance 24/7

Fevzi Kızılkoyun – ANKARA

Turkish police have mapped out high drug-trafficking neighborhoods in 17 provinces across the country, which are kept under air and land surveillance for 24 hours a day

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223 illegal migrants caught in Turkey’s east

ERZİNCAN

Some 103 illegal migrants of Afghan and Pakistani origin have been caught in the eastern province of Erzincan, after the bus carrying them broke down, while another 120 illegal migrants were found in the eastern province of Ağrı, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on July 23.

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Turkey should start drilling where Greek Cypriots discovered gas

With the collapse of the Cyprus reunification talks, the Turkish side is left with no option but to act alone, says a former Turkish envoy. Turkey needs to send drilling vessels to the zone where Greek Cyprus found gas, according to retired ambassador Mithat Rende

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Turkish police detain 47 demonstrators protesting hunger-striking educators’ imprisonment

ANKARA

Turkish police detained 47 protesters demonstrating in support of two hunger-striking educators jailed in May in the capital Ankara on July 23.

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78-meter-long künefe dessert eaten in 20 minutes in Turkey’s Hatay

HATAY – Doğan News Agency

A 78-meter-long künefe dessert was prepared on July 23 for an event held to commemorate the 78th year the southern border province of Hatay, the dessert’s homeland, joined Turkey.

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Property sales decline in Turkey, foreign demand soars

ANKARA

House sales in Turkey saw a decline in June, although sales to foreigners soared by roughly 25 percent, official data showed on July 24

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Aqua park in Turkey’s Adana forms 12-person team against sexual harassment

ADANA – Doğan News Agency

The management of an aqua park in the southern province of Adana has formed a security team of 12, including both male and female personnel, against sexual harassment.

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