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Real estate owners who increase rents exorbitantly may face imprisonment, while judicial and administrative fines will be among other options, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has said.

A construction worker residing in the quake-hit southern province of Kahramanmaraş makes a living by collecting the iron pieces left from the debris.

In Kahramanmaraş, the epicenter of the devastating Feb. 6 earthquakes, the work to remove the debris continues uninterruptedly.

A new execution practice will be applied for some crimes with prison sentences of less than two years to eliminate the perception of impunity, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has announced.

Turkey has a "clear will" to lift the state of emergency declared in the wake of the July 2016 coup attempt, Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ said a day after the June 24 elections

Turkey is not standing by any country on Syria and its policy in the region is different from that of Iran, Russia and the United States, Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ said on April 16.

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesman Bekir Bozdağ has signaled that state of emergency rule, which has been in place since July 2016, will be extended for another term.

Turkey has sent Germany a diplomatic note over the recent upsurge of attacks targeting Turkish mosques and cultural associations, Hurriyet reported.

The first Turkey-U.S. working group that will convene in Washington on March 8-9 will focus on “all issues regarding Syria,” Turkish government spokesperson Bekir Bozdağ has stated.

American officials should stop trying to convince Turkey and should instead focus on collecting weapons from terrorist organizations, Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ said on Feb. 11.

The only aim of Operation Olive Branch is to eliminate terrorists from its area of operations, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ said on Jan. 22.