Mardin Province

Two civilians were killed and 12 others were injured after terrorist group PKK/YPG fired mortar bombs from Syria into Kızıltepe district of southeastern Mardin province on Oct. 15, officials said.

The ancient city of Dara, located in the southeastern province of Mardin, has been rushed by tourists since the arrival of summer.

The first ever hot air balloon ride over the ancient city of Dara in the southeastern province of Mardin was took flight on July 30.

Known as the city of tolerance, Mardin, which welcomed 3 million tourists last year, expects to host 5 million people this year. The southeastern Turkish province aims to maintain the momentum in tourism this year.

A mulberry tree has grown a seven-meter root inside a drinking water pipe in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin. 

The Zeynel Abidin Mosque Complex and Mor Yakup (Saint Jacob) Church in Turkey's southeastern Mardin province are expected to be added to the UNESCO's World Heritage list in late 2019.

At least two militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were "neutralized" in the southeastern Mardin province, the Turkish military said in a statement on May 10. 

A ceremony has been held for three garbage pick-up donkeys who have completed their tenure in the southeastern province of Mardin.

The governor's office in the southeastern province of Mardin has cancelled its decision dating back to 2014 to allocate churches and monasteries belonging to Syriac Christians to the Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), Doğan News Agency reported on July 5.

Turkey, under the leadershipi of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has seized roughly 50 churches and monasteries and declared them state properties.

The Islamization of Turkey continues, as the country moves more and more into the camp of anti-Christian.

Outreach to Muslims? At your peril, it seems.

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