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Female truck driver travels 4,300 km without rest to bring aid to quake zone

Published by Hurriyet on Tue, 03/21/2023 - 05:00

A female truck driver in France who has traveled 4,300 km for four days without a break and delivered 420 parcels of aid to the quake-stricken southern province of Kahramanmaraş, was included in the "Heroic women" photo series projected by the Culture and Tourism Ministry on the Galata Tower on Women's Day.

Animal rights law proposal to be presented to parliament in two weeks, says AKP lawmaker

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 02/04/2021 - 12:22

A long-awaited law proposal about animal rights that seeks jail terms for anyone who kills, abuses or tortures animals will be presented to the Turkish Parliament within two weeks, the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) lawmaker has said.

"We want to do our best to protect the rights of the animals," AKP Deputy Chair Özlem Zengin told Demirören News Agency on Feb. 3.

I get my best ideas while washing dishes, Turkey's chief presidential adviser says at women's event

Published by Hurriyet on Wed, 09/27/2017 - 19:05

One of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's chief presidential advisers has said the best ideas come to her mind when she is washing dishes. 

Speaking at the National Women Entrepreneurship Congress in the eastern province of Bingöl, Özlem Zengin said the "best ideas always come to mind at the hardest times."

Turkish clerics debate Demba Ba’s ‘Islamic’ goal celebration

Published by Hurriyet on Tue, 12/30/2014 - 13:36

The goal celebration of Beşiktaş’s Senegalese national Demba Ba, who kneels down to prostrate before God after goal, has stirred a religious debate in Turkey, with a popular televangelist declaring it a sin to perform the action in a random direction instead of toward the Kaaba.

Beşiktaş defends top spot before New Year’s

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 12/29/2014 - 12:52

Istanbul’s Beşiktaş maintained its top spot in the Turkish Spor Toto Super League, narrowly winning a difficult away game against Central Anatolia’s Torku Konyaspor.

After weathering an early home side storm in the first quarter, the Black and Whites found the net with its first attempt on goal through a 20th-minute strike from Gökhan Töre.

Fenerbahçe takes over lead in Spor Toto Super League after victory

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 11/03/2014 - 08:00

Fenerbahçe beat archrival Beşiktaş 2-0 in the eighth week of the Spor Toto Super League at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on Oct. 2 to take over the lead in league standings.

Visitor Fenerbahçe was off to a flying start in the third minute as it took the lead in the derby when Nigerian striker Emmanuel Emenike scored.