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Nejla Işık, the local head of a village in the southwestern province of Muğla and an environmental activist, has secured a spot on BBC's prestigious annual list of the world's 100 most influential women.

A new ultrasound device that can identify breast cancer at the earliest stages of the disease has been developed by a Turkish scientist and her colleagues in the U.S.

Canan Dağdeviren, a Turkish scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has designed a bra-mounted ultrasound scanner that can detect breast cancer in the early stages.

A lawyer has refused to defend a client after she learned that the suspect and his partners in crime stole items from the Turkish Red Crescent's warehouse.

Last week, burglars broke into the Red Crescent's logistics center in the southern province of Hatay's Antakya district. The center is used to store aid materials to be distributed to those in need.

Canan Tolon is one of the most original and creative artists of her generation in terms of the rich variety of her research and her intellectual breadth. And now, her first solo exhibition in Turkey will be held at Istanbul Modern.

CHP's Istanbul provincial head Canan Kaftancıoğlu

Child abusers should be sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment as a deterrent measure, Canan Güllü, the head of the Federation of Women Associations of Turkey (TKDF) has said.

Fourteen Turkish-origin German citizens were elected to Germany's Bundestag in the Sept. 24 general elections.

According to the temporary initial results, Aydan Özoğuz, Metin Hakverdi, Mahmut Özdemir, Cansel Kızıltepe, Gülistan Yüksel and Elvan Korkmaz were elected on the ranks of the Social Democrats (SPD).

An investigation has been launched into the apparent freezing to death of a 10-month-old baby in Istanbul.

The exact cause of death of the 10-month-old baby girl, identified only as Aybüke, is still yet to be confirmed.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Technology Review magazine has included three Turkish women in its "35 Innovators Under 35" list this year. The list includes 35 inspiring inventors, entrepreneurs, visionaries, humanitarians and pioneers from around the world. Meet Duygu Kayaman, Gözde Durmu? and Canan Da?deviren. Device to heal the brain by Canan Da?deviren

Acclaimed Turkish poet Süreyya Berfe will be the guest of honor at this year?s ?zmir Book Fair.

The 20th version of the annual fair is scheduled to take place at the Kültürpark Fair Area between April 18 and 26. More than 400 publishing houses and NGOs will attend the fair in the western Turkish city.