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Victims of Solingen attack remembered on 31st anniversary
A commemoration ceremony has been held for victims of the 1993 Solingen arson attack that claimed the lives of five Turks in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia State.
On May 29, 1993, in the city of Solingen, the house of the Genç family was set on fire by far-right extremists, and five people, three of them children, were killed in the attack.
Victims of Solingen arson attack remembered
Victims of the 1993 Solingen arson attack, in which five Turks lost their lives in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia State, have been commemorated with an event attended by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
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Turkish Art Week opens at London’s famous gallery
More than 100 works by Turkish artists delighted culture lovers at London's famed Saatchi Gallery on Oct. 26.
As many as a thousand guests were welcomed by organizers to the inaugural Turkish Art Week, featuring works by prominent artists from Turkey, Azerbaijan and North Cyprus.
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Ex-football player wanted for homicide
A former Turkish-German football player is wanted for allegedly killing one person and injuring four others during a traffic feud outside of Istanbul.
One person was shot and killed in a traffic fight in which ex-football player Sezer Öztürk, who once played for Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe, got involved in Şile, a district on the far west of Istanbul's Asian side on Sept. 19.
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Turkish families mourn lives lost in Somali attack
Turkish families in the northern province of Çorum and the capital Ankara are mourning for their loved ones who lost their lives in Jan. 2's deadly terror attack in Somalia.
The suicide attack killed five people, including two Turkish nationals Selami Aydoğdu and Erdinc Genç, the employees of a Turkish company in the Somalian capital Mogadishu, and injured several others.
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Turkey assessing damages from earthquake
Emergency workers are carrying out relief work in Turkey's eastern province of Bingöl after two powerful earthquakes hit the region.
At least one person was killed and dozens injured after an earthquake on June 14 was followed by tremors on June 15.
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More than 200 kg of marijuana seized in eastern Turkey
Turkish security forces on Dec. 31 seized 202 kilograms (445 pounds) of marijuana in the country's east, according to the provincial governor's office.
The drugs were seized in a stream bed in Genç in the Bingöl province in a sniffer dog-aided operation, said a statement.
It added that the fight against illicit drugs would continue across the province.
Turkish doctors become social media influencers
A recent trend on social media in Turkey is the increasing influence of a group of good-looking Turkish doctors. Click through for the photo story by Hürriyet reporter Kübra Genç...
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PKK attack kills soldier in Turkey's east
A lieutenant was killed in an outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attack in the Genç district of the eastern province of Bingöl on June 24.
Lt. Arif Kalafat and two other soldiers were wounded when a hidden home-made explosive was detonated by PKK militants during a security operation late on June 23.
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Two soldiers severely injured during operation against PKK in Turkey's Bingöl
Two Turkish soldiers were gravely injured on June 13 during an operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Genç district of the eastern province of Bingöl, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
The soldiers were transferred to the Bingöl State Hospital by helicopters.