Turkey: Ministry approves hotel construction near over-polluted Istanbul creek
Turkey’s Environment and Urban Planning Ministry has permitted the construction of a 12-story hotel near Kurbağalıdere Creek, a central stream located in Istanbul’s Kadıköy district which frequently...
Erdogan inaugurates grandiose new Turkish bridge
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday inaugurated the fourth-longest suspension bridge in the world, the latest of his pet mega-projects. The Osman Gazi bridge, which has been under...
Turkish president shares iftar meal with transgender celebrity
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shared a Ramazan dinner with Turkey’s best-known transgender celebrity hours after the Istanbul riot police broke up an LGBT rally, pictures distributed by his office...
Early export cherries profit Turkish growers
In Izmir’s Kemalpasa district, growers cultivate early cherry varieties for export; due to a decline in European cherry production, these growers are experiencing their best season in recent years....
