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BetBlocker Expands to Turkish Market with Responsible Gaming Agenda

BetBlocker Expands to Turkish Market with Responsible Gaming Agenda

BetBlocker, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals combat gambling-related harm, has expanded its global reach with the launch of a fully localized Turkish version of its self-ex

BYD to build $1 billion EV plant in Turkey to accelerate global expansion

BYD to build $1 billion EV plant in Turkey to accelerate global expansion

BYD Limited, the Chinese automaker known for offering affordable electric vehicles (EVs), has announced plans to build a monumental $1 billion EV plant in Turkey, marking yet another noteworthy str

Turkish jets bomb Kurdish rebel hideouts in Iraq

Turkish jets bomb Kurdish rebel hideouts in IraqAnkara - Turkish Air Force jets bombed a number of suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq late Wednesday night and Thursday morning, the Turkish military confirmed.

In a short statement posted on its website, the Turkish General Staff said warplanes had bombed the banned Kurdish Workers'Party (PKK) positions in the Zap and Avasin-Basyan regions of northern Iraq.

According to the statement the airstrikes were successful and all planes had safely returned to their bases.

Ancient temple in Turkey to cast new light on “dark age”

Turkey Washington, April 30 : Archaeologists have found an ancient temple in Turkey, filled with broken metal, ivory carvings, and stone slabs engraved with a dead language, which would cast new light on the “dark age” that was thought to have engulfed the region from 1200 to 900 B. C.

Written sources from the era, including the Old Testament of the Bible, Greek Homeric epics, and texts from Egyptian pharaoh Ramses III, record the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age as a turbulent period of cultural collapse, famine, and violence.

Turkish ex-minister survives attempted suicide bombing by woman

Turkey MapAnkara- A would-be suicide bomber failed to blow up former Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Turk in an attempted assassination attempt in Ankara on Wednesday, the Anadolu news agency reported. The woman, Didem Akman, was arrested at the Bilkent University after a detonator failed to trigger explosives she had strapped to her body.

"There was an explosion one metre behind me," Turk said. "My bodyguards subdued the attacker."

A second suspected suicide bomber was later arrested outside the university.

Turkey, Syria begin first-ever joint military exercise

Turkey, Syria begin first-ever joint military exercise Ankara - Turkey on Monday started its first-ever joint military training exercise with neighbouring Syria, the Turkish General Staff confirmed to the German Presse Agency dpa.

The small-scale training exercises focussed on border protection and will last until Wednesday, said a spokesman for the General Staff.

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