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Türkiye's famous "mesir paste," a traditional delicacy from the western province of Manisa, has officially been granted European Union geographical indication status, marking a significant step in protecting and promoting the region's culinary heritage.

"If the Syria resistance fails, there will be a face-off with the sectarian barbarians of Shah Ismail in Anatolia. Everyone should prepare for that." This tweet posted on Dec. 13 by Abdülkadir Şen, an academic at the Malazgirt University in eastern Turkey, started a serious debate and had a snowball effect in the country. 

The General Directorate of Highways has announced they will increase the fines assessed to heavy vehicles crossing the Fatih Sultan Mehmet (FSM) Bridge on Istanbul's Bosporus from 92 to 500 Turkish Liras.
 
The crossings currently cost less than what the drivers are supposed to pay if they take the newly opened third bridge.

A statement by the Turkish military on the morning of Oct. 3 said 15 members of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) had been killed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) while on their way to take the Syrian town of Dabiq from ISIL occupation.

A rocket projectile fired from Syria hit an empty field in the southeastern province of Kilis on April 22, as the border province continues to be the target of attacks originating from Syria.

One Katyusha projectile landed at an empty field in Kilis' Yavuz Sultan Selim neighborhood at around 2:35 p.m. on April 22. No casualties were reported in the incident.

Two men who recently made headlines after shooting footage from atop the under-construction third bridge over Istanbul's Bosphorus, have now climbed to the top of the Akasya shopping mall and taken selfies. 

Pavel Smirnov and Haluk Yavuz climbed the top of the mall on Istanbul's Asian side and released another video, as well as photos. 

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (?BB) has approved new plans for the access roads to Istanbul's third bridge after an Istanbul court had revoked an amendment for the construction plans on June 11.

A tender for the link roads within the scope of the Northern Marmara Highway project, which includes the under-construction third bridge over the Bosphorus, has been postponed yet again, as the interested parties need more time to finalize their proposals, according to an announcement by the General Directorate of Highways.

Coffee has had a long, yet sometimes controversial, role in the history of this region. After several attempts to ban the bean, the Ottoman Empire gave into its newfound coffee culture The story of coffee drinking is a curious matter. The beverage can be dated to around 800 B.C.

As Hürriyet writer and gourmet Mehmet Yaşin asked recently, where can we put Turkish coffee in the wider coffee world? How come people don’t desire it as much as they desire Italian, American, French coffees? Is it because of their advertisements or is it because of its taste? The answers might be in five facts that you probably don’t know.