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Almost two months after the devastating Feb. 6 earthquakes that hit the country's south, earthquake survivors who had migrated to different provinces have begun to return to their hometowns.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed Mahmut Özer as the country's new education minister following the resignation of Ziya Selçuk, according to a decree published on Aug. 6.

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In the decision, it was stated that Selçuk's request for resignation was accepted.

Before Selçuk resigned, Özer was serving as his deputy.

Turkey evacuated 337 citizens from the U.K. on April 20 on a special flight in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. 

At the instruction of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkey decided to bring back nearly 25,000 citizens before the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

Thirteen people including children were killed and 20 others injured on Tuesday (Mar 13) when a Turkish passenger bus burst into flames after colliding with a truck in northern Anatolia, state media reported.

The death toll from traffic accidents across Turkey rose to 100 on the 9th day of the extended 10-day long public holiday.

A total 439 people have been injured in road accidents during the same period. 

A total of 14 people were killed and 55 were injured in road accidents on Sept. 3 alone, bringing the death toll across Turkey from 86 to 100 in one day.

The death toll from traffic accidents across Turkey rose to 100 on the 9th day of the extended 10-day long Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) public holiday.

A total 439 people have been injured in road accidents during the same period. 

Eleven suspects were detained on Dec. 19 in Istanbul-based operations targeting alleged members of the Fethullah Terror Organization (FETÖ), headed by the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen.