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‘Silent Killer’ Gas Eliminates 5 Turkish Soldiers During Search Operations In North Iraq Caves
The Eurasian Times
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July 7, 2025
Five Turkish soldiers died after being exposed to ‘silent killer’ methane gas during a search operation in caves in northern Iraq on Sunday, the defense ministry said. The incident comes at a sensitive time with Turkey in talks to end the conflict...
Pillow-Gold: Turkey Has $311 Billion Untracked and Untaxed
Zero Hedge
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“$311 billion in private gold—largely unregistered—forms the silent core of Türkiye’s household finance.” Contents Türkiye’s Hidden Treasury Untaxed, Unseen, and Untracked Cultural Habits Work Gold Over Banks: A Rational Choice Best Economic Shock...
Turkey’s KCG Textile Launches $24 Mln Expansion in 10th of Ramadan Industrial Zone
Sada Elbalad
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July 6, 2025
Sun 06 Jul 2025 | 04:57 PM Turkish textile company KCG has announced a new $24 million investment in Egypt’s 10th of Ramadan Industrial Zone, continuing its long-standing operations in the country. The groundbreaking ceremony, held on July 6,...
Turkish Parliament to debate pensions, energy's impact on environment
Daily Sabah
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July 6, 2025
The Turkish Parliament returns to its weekly session on Tuesday ahead of a scheduled summer recess. This week’s agenda will be new regulations on energy projects’ impacts on the environment and a debate on raising the lowest pension, days after...
Turkey sends firefighting planes to Syria as raging wildfires devastate border regions
United News of Bangladesh
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Turkey has sent two firefighting planes and additional equipment to neighboring Syria to help tackle ongoing wildfires, even as the country struggles to contain blazes within its own borders, officials said Saturday. According to Raed Al Saleh,...
Media reports Ukrainian spies infiltrated Turkey
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) reportedly placed an agent within the Ukrainian diaspora in Turkey, creating a secret intelligence network that operated for several years, according to the Turkish newspaper Aydinlik. The outlet...
Escaped lion shot dead in Turkey after attacking worker
The Sun Daily
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July 6, 2025
ISTANBUL: A lion that escaped a theme park near the Turkish resort of Antalya was shot dead Sunday after attacking a man, the local governor and media reports said. The lion, reportedly named Zeus, escaped his enclosure at the Land of Lions animal...
UK tourists in Turkey warned of major risk due to 'unbearable danger'
Chronicle Live
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July 6, 2025
UK holidaymakers with plans to visit Turkey have been advised their getaways may be under threat as a ferocious heatwave alongside rampant wildfires engulf the beloved destination. A TikTok video has captured audiences as an employee from Shadows...
Lion hunted down, killed after it flees zoo in Turkey — report
TASS
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July 6, 2025
ISTANBUL, July 6. /TASS/. A lion has been tracked down and shot dead after fleeing a zoo and mauling a man near the coastal city of Antalya in Turkey, the Mynet news website reported. Named Zeus, the animal escaped from a wildlife park called Land...
Wildlife and Fisheries set to see results of menhaden fishing study, plus other outdoors news
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Conservation and environmental groups will finally get the results of the first independent study on bycatch involving the commercial menhaden fishery industry off the Louisiana coast. The report is a major agenda item during Tuesday’s 9:30 a.m....
Third person dies as firefighters master west Turkey blazes
Macau Business
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July 5, 2025
A forestry worker injured in a wildfire in the western Turkish province of Izmir died of his injuries, raising the toll to three, a minister said Saturday, as the blaze at Odemis was brought under control. Turkey was spared the recent heatwaves...
Turkish civil aviation entering new green era: Transport minister
Yeni Safak
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The Turkish civil aviation sector is entering a new era in which it “fulfills its environmental responsibilities, prioritizes domestic production, and fully complies with international standards,” Türkiye's transport and infrastructure minister...
‘Climate change risks are not going away any time soon’
The Inverness Courier
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July 5, 2025
This week saw an extreme heat dome covering Europe, with authorities sending out health alerts in France, Portugal, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Britain was no exception, with record highs for heat followed by heavy rain, particularly in the...
Turkey: Three Opposition Mayors Arrested Over Alleged Organized Crime
Tunisie Numerique
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July 5, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Three mayors affiliated with the Republican People’s Party (CHP), Turkey’s main opposition party, were arrested early on the morning of Saturday, July 5, 2025. The news was announced by Mansur Yavaş, the mayor of...
Turkish President Urges ECO To Weigh Climate Change As Factor In Sustainable Dev't Policy
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) KHANKENDI, Azerbaijan, July 4. Türkiye is located in the region most affected by the negative effects of climate change, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at the 17th ECO Summit in Khankendi, Trend reports....
Turkey sends firefighting aircraft to Syria as wildfires rage on both sides of the border
WTOP - District Columbia
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July 5, 2025
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey sent two firefighting aircraft Saturday to help battle wildfires in neighboring Syria as Turkish firefighters battled… ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey sent two firefighting aircraft Saturday to help battle wildfires in neighboring...
Turkey Arrests 10 Suspects as Wildfires Kill Two, Dozens of Blazes Erupt Across Country
Arise News
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July 5, 2025
Turkish authorities have arrested ten suspects in connection with a series of wildfires that have raged across the country over the past week, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Friday. The wildfires, which began on 26 June, have so far...
Firefighters across Europe battle wildfires as blazes continue in Germany, Greece and Turkey
Euronews
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July 5, 2025
Published on 05/07/2025 - 22:19 GMT+2 Firefighters across Europe continue to battle forest fires amid blistering heatwaves, as blazes broke out in Germany, Greece and Turkey on Saturday. Hundreds of German firefighters have been battling blazes...
Efforts ongoing to deepen Türkiye-Pakistan cooperation in various fields: Turkish president
Yeni Safak
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Efforts continue to deepen cooperation between Türkiye and Pakistan in various fields, particularly on trade and energy, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in his meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Azerbaijan on...
Three more opposition mayors arrested in Turkey
Middle East Eye
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July 5, 2025
Three opposition mayors have been arrested in Turkey in what the Republican People's Party (CHP) have a branded a "political operation". Adana Mayor Zeydan Karalar, Antalya Mayor Muhittin Bocek and Adiyaman Mayor Abdurrahman Tutdere were all...