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Oil wrestlers battle for the title in a more than 600-year-old competition in Turkey
After nearly an hour of grappling with his opponent under the blazing sun, Turkey's "Tireless Wrestler" was crowned the winner of the 663rd Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Championships.
UNESCO officials, Moldovan team explore gastronomy culture in Turkey’s west
In an effort to promote an exchange of culinary culture between Moldova and Turkey, members of the UNESCO Turkish National Committee and a Moldovan delegation have come to Turkey's southwestern province of Afyonkarahisar to take delight in the region's world-famous gastronomic heritage.
Police officer accused of stealing his superior’s sunglasses commits suicide
İsmail Zeybek, a 46-year-old police officer in the Aegean province of İzmir's Çeşme district, committed suicide after he was accused of stealing the sunglasses of his superior on March 28.