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12 killed, 22 wounded in dormitory fire in Turkey's Adana

A total of 12 people were killed and 22 were wounded late on Nov. 29 when a fire broke out at a private girls' dormitory in the Aladağ district of the southern province of Adana, the governor's office has announced.

Adana Governor Mahmut Demirtaş announced that 12 bodies, including one educator, were retrieved dead in the fire, while the 22 wounded were taken to hospital. 

Turkish businesses concerned over EU row: TÜSİAD

Companies in Turkey are concerned about rising tensions between the Turkish government and the European Union, according to Cansen Başaran-Symes, chair of the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD). 

Turkey-EU relations are extremely important for businesses, Başaran-Symes said during an interview on private broadcaster CNN Türk on Nov. 18. 

AKP says EP rapporteur lost 'neutrality' by siding with PKK

Turkey's ruling party has voiced its displeasure with European Parliament Rapporteur for Turkey Kati Piri, who they said lost her "neutrality" during a recent visit to southeastern Diyarbak?r, where she allegedly spent time with members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is considered a terrorist organization by both the EU and the U.S., in addition to Ankara.

AKP objects to EU's wording on PKK, 'resolution process'

In initial remarks in response to a European Commission progress report which urged Turkey to re-launch a process aimed at ending the three-decade-long fight between security forces and militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the country's ruling party has strictly refused the report's wording on the issue, suggesting the EU has apparently been "influenced by the language used

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