Ergani

Turkey's top 18 districts in terms of human development are from the country's biggest cities of Istanbul, Ankara, Bursa and Antalya, while the 11 districts that scored lowest were in the east and southeast, an Istanbul-based foundation has revealed.

Salaried employment in the private sector slowed down in November, data released by the Labor Ministry's Ergani system showed on Monday.

The system showed that 157,385 people were hired in November and those who left their jobs came to 195,052 people, out of whom 66,978 people left their positions voluntarily, while 128,074 were laid off or did not renew their contracts.

The boyfriend of the 19-year-old woman who was recently shot in the head in southeastern Turkey, allegedly over her decision to join a singing contest on TV, has been arrested by police, though he has claimed innocence.

Private sector salaried employment posted an increase in February for the first time after five months of decline, the Labor Ministry?s hirings register Ergani showed on Wednesday. The balance of hirings and departures from the labor market was 15,124 jobs in the green.

The seasonal factor, i.e. the end of the tourism period for 2014, meant that there were 20,000 more departures than hirings in November, according to official data from the Labor Ministry’s Ergani database. This was the third consecutive month that a job deficit was recorded.

Diyarbakır’s Hilar Inns and the Çayönü Hill are registered as first-degree archaeological sites but they are in danger of becoming no more than a rubbish dump after the departure of the area’s watchmen Two historical areas in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır are in danger of falling into greater disrepair after three watchmen at the site were forced to leave due to unpaid