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Workers were trapped under a mound of soil after a collapse at a drainage construction site in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş on Dec. 30.

The accident occurred at around 1:30 p.m. during the construction of a drainage pipeline on Gençosman Avenue, which is being built by the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works.

Turkey's Koçoğlu Construction, which won a tender to build the Çukurova Airport for 357 million euros, is now in talks with other companies to form a partnership deal for the project due to financial problems, Turkish Transport Minister Lütfi Elvan has said.

A large ancient relief has been revealed during renovation works on the Gediz River delta in İzmir’s Menemen district. The relief has been delivered to the İzmir Archaeology Museum.

The 1.8 meter-long, 1.5 meter-wide, 30 centimeter-thick relief depicts a woman carrying grape and a girl with a tray in her hand.

Construction of Istanbul’s third airport continues at full throttle despite concernsConstruction of Istanbul’s third airport is continuing, in a bid to establish in Turkey’s largest city what the government hopes will be the most important center of world air traffic.

Katmerciler Ekipman has announced that it has won the tender to supply Turkey's national police force with 65 riot control vehicles with water cannons, known as TOMAs, in a written statement issued to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) on Oct. 28.

Heavy raining has hit Istanbul after the General Directorate of Meteorological Service issued a warning for citizens earlier on Aug. 7.

Arrivals and departures at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport have returned to normal after all flights were briefly canceled due to the severe weather conditions.

Heavy raining has hit Istanbul after the General Directorate of Meteorological Service issued a warning for citizens earlier on Aug. 7.

All flights from Atatürk Airport in Istanbul have been canceled until further notice due to the severe weather conditions.

Precipitation is expected to last during the night.

The hike in housing prices is well above the average inflation, according to Central Bank data, whereas dramatic falls in sales, especially in mortgaged sales, are being experienced as investors are irritated by the falling demand and increased interest rates Housing construction has been a significant tool in the rise of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government.