Turkish society

The average age of heart failure, which is 74 in developed countries, is 68 in Türkiye, an expert has said.

Within the scope of "Heart Failure Awareness Week," an event was organized in Istanbul, which was also attended by basketball player Serdar Çağlan and actor Sarp Apak.

Some 88.7 percent of Turks are happy about their physical appearance, according to a survey research undertaken by the Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.

The annual cost of cancer treatment in Turkey, currently estimated at $3 billion per year, is expected to at least triple by 2030, Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology head Esra Kaytan Sağlam has said.

In a clear acknowledgment of the generations-long and multi-layered impact of the presence of millions of Syrian refugees in Turkey, the EU's executive arm has urged Ankara to concentrate its efforts on measures to help better integrate Syrians into Turkish society.

Four bootleg booze makers have been sentenced to 16 years in prison on murder charges for illegally producing and selling alcohol which caused a number of deaths six years ago in the northwestern province of Bursa.