Turkey lightens burden on students by reducing loans
Addressing the nation after the Cabinet meeting held on Monday at the Presidential Complex, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that they will be eliminating the interest rate and inflation differential…
Istanbul raises mass transit fees again, by 100%
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) is likely to stir up outrage among commuters as it announced astronomical raises to mass transit fees, some three months after another steep rise. Starting…
Endangered turtle spotted in Turkey’s Adıyaman
An endangered Euphrates softshell turtle was spotted by fishermen in Turkey’s southeastern Adıyaman province. The spotting was captured on camera. The turtle was seen on the shore of the Atatürk…
158 metal objects found in woman’s stomach in eastern Turkey
Doctors in Turkey’s eastern Van province were in for a shock when a 24-year-old woman arrived in their emergency room complaining of abdominal pain, leading to a surgery in which…
In a first, Turkish police solve all homicide cases in 2021
For the first time in 177 years, the Turkish National Police solved all homicide cases in 2021. The impressive record belongs to the Public Order Department of Police, which Homicide…