Çorlu
Bodrum resident serenades town with bicycle piano
A man who lives in the southern province of Muğla's Bodrum district offers piano concerts to local and foreign tourists with his piano mounted on a specially designed three-wheeled bicycle.
Zafer Mat, a married father of two children, started playing mandolin at an early age and his interest in music expanded with the piano gifted by his friends 17 years ago.
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Court demands arrest in Çorlu train accident
Prosecutors have decided to arrest Mümin Karasu, a maintenance manager at Turkish State Railways (TCDD), in the case of a deadly train derailment in the northwestern province of Tekirdağ's Çorlu district in 2018, killing 25 people.
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Around 80 tons of bootleg wine seized at vinegar factory
Security forces have seized a total of 77 tons of bootleg wine at a vinegar factory in the Şarköy district of the northwestern province of Tekirdağ.
Teams from the local police force's Organized Crime and Smuggling Department figured that barrels with bootleg wine were being handled at a plant.
Stray dog to stay where he belongs following nationwide debate
Following a small disagreement that turned into a nationwide debate on social media, local authorities in the northwestern province of Tekirdağ's Çorlu district have decided to keep Köpük, a stray dog who was complained to the municipality to be taken elsewhere, where he lives.
Woman on mission to seek justice for son, husband battles COVID-19
Mısra Öz, who came into the limelight for seeking justice for her 9-year-old son and husband, who were killed in a train accident three years ago, is now battling for her life against COVID-19 in a hospital in Istanbul's Kadıköy district.
CHP leader calls Çorlu train accident as ‘murder’
Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on July 18 called a recent train accident due in Çorlu as “murder” because the necessary precautions had not been met by authorities.
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Six public prosecutors 'assigned' to train crash probe
Six public prosecutors have been assigned to an investigation over the derailment of a train in the Çorlu district of the northwestern province of Tekirdağ on July 8, which killed 24 people and injured 341, a chief public prosecutor has said.
European bank invests in Turkey's leading packaging company
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Actera - the leading private equity investor in Turkey - and Esas Holding - a venture capital firm established by the Sabancı family -are acquiring a majority stake in Korozo, the leading Turkish producer of flexible packaging, the EBRD said in a statement on April 25.
Two tons of bootleg alcohol seized in Turkey's northwest
Two tons of bottled bootleg alcohol have been seized in an operation against illegal alcoholic drink makers in the northwestern province of Tekirda?, in the latest development in Turkey's bootleg alcohol crisis that has left dozens dead.
Turkish man injured while testing gas leak with match
A technician tested a possible gas leak at a house in the northwestern Turkish province by using a match, seriously injuring himself and the homeowner due to the ensuing explosion, Anadolu Agency reported April 25.