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Thousands of Syrians returned to Turkey after spending the Eid al-Fitr holiday in Syria this weekend. (Photo: Doğan News Agency)

Some 67 people lost their lives and 341 were injured in road accidents across Turkey this year during Eid al-Fitr, or Ramadan holiday, Doğan News Agency has reported.

Turkish Gendarmerie Command has tightened traffic control on the roads during the three-day Eid al-Fitr or Ramadan holiday, deploying thousands of officers equipped with drones, helicopters and smart glasses.

People across Turkey celebrated the first day of the three-day-long Eid al-Fitr on June 15, with many hosting friends and families at their homes and others preferring to travel to Turkish resort towns to enjoy the beach on the official holiday. 

A total of 122 people were killed in road accidents across Turkey during the extended 10-day long public holiday, the Interior Ministry said on Sept. 5.

The death toll in traffic accidents across Turkey rose to 86 on the 8th day of the extended 10-day long Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) public holiday.

Some 384 people were injured in road accidents during the same period. 

A total of 16 people were killed and 16 were injured on the 8th day of the public holiday alone in different accidents across Turkey.

Some 73 people lost their lives and 437 were injured in road accidents across Turkey in the first seven days of the 10-day long extended Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) holiday, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Sept.2.

Humanity is being "insensitive" to the ongoing violence against Rohingya Muslims in the southeastern Asian country of Myanmar, Turkey's president said on Sept. 1. 

Turkey has called on the United Nations to play a more dynamic role against the ongoing violence against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar's Rakhine state. 

"The United Nations should be more active in this issue," Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım told reporters on Sept. 1 after performing Eid al-Adha prayers at the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul. 

Some 62 people lost their lives and 319 were injured in road accidents across Turkey in the first six days of the 10-day long extended Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) holiday, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Aug. 30.

In first six days of Eid al-Adha, 103 traffic accidents occurred due to excessive speed and carelessness across Turkey despite tightened security measurements.