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Turkish startups raise $211 million in H1 2025
Sabah
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July 11, 2025
Türkiye's startup ecosystem saw $211 million raised across 91 funding rounds in the first half of 2025, according to data released by the industry monitor startups.watch at an event held at Istanbul Technical University (ITÜ) ARI Teknokent Magnet....
"Turkish Kirkagac melons are enjoying increasing popularity"
Fresh Plaza
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July 11, 2025
Duisburg wholesale market: The melon season is currently in full swing. Watermelons and Canary melons are particularly popular due to the summer weather. "We are currently sourcing watermelons of the standard Dumara variety from Spain, Italy, and...
Turkish Airlines Named ‘Expatriate Airline Of The Year’ At TEBA 2025
Leadership
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July 11, 2025
Turkish Airlines has been awarded ‘Expatriate Airline of the Year’ at the 2025 edition of The Expatriate Business Awards (TEBA), held at the Grand Ballroom of the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. This prestigious recognition celebrates the...
Turkey’s Yilmaz offers ‘unwavering support’ for two-state Cyprus solution
Cyprus Mail
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July 11, 2025
By Tom Cleaver Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Friday expressed his country’s “unwavering support” for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem during a visit to the north. “We fully and unwaveringly support President Ersin Tatar’s...
What to know about the latest effort to end Turkey’s 40-year Kurdish conflict
WTOP - District Columbia
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July 11, 2025
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A group of 30 Kurdish fighters clad in camouflage fatigues burned their weapons in a large… ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A group of 30 Kurdish fighters clad in camouflage fatigues burned their weapons in a large cauldron in northern...
Kurdish fighters burn weapons in significant step towards peace with Turkey
Sky News
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July 11, 2025
Fighters from the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) have burned their weapons at a cave entrance as part of a peace process to end its decades-long insurgency in Turkey. The symbolic ceremony in northern Iraq was a significant step in the disarmament...
Kurdish PKK militants burn weapons in landmark step to end decades-long Turkey conflict
KTVZ - Oregon
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July 11, 2025
By Gul Tuysuz and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — A ceremony in northern Iraq on Friday saw a handful of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants lay down their weapons, a small but hugely symbolic gesture that marks the beginning of an end to a...
Turkish artist donates skills to decorate mosques with Quranic verses
Sabah
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July 11, 2025
The walls of 20 mosques in Van, eastern Türkiye, have been calligraphically painted with Quranic verses and decorative motifs over the past two years, by 55-year-old Mehmet Emin Deniz, who has voluntarily adorned them using the traditional art of...
Turkish Airlines hosts tourism seminar in Brussels to promote Tajikistan in Europe
Asia Plus
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14:58, todayAuthor: Press release by Turkish Airlines As part of its strategic initiative to boost Tajikistan’s profile as a travel destination in Europe, Turkish Airlines recently organized a tourism seminar in Brussels. The event brought...
Turkey bypasses Russia in the Caucasus through the Zangezur Corridor
Asia News
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July 11, 2025
During his recent visit to Istanbul, Armenian Prime Minister Pašinyan reportedly gave the green light to the “Turanian route”, which was one of Azerbaijan's main objectives in the war. A direct meeting with Aliyev to finalise the peace agreement...
Turkish theater opens festival in Moscow with 'War and Peace'
Sabah
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July 11, 2025
The Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality City Theaters’ production of "Savaş ve Barış" ("War and Peace"), adapted from the classic novel by Russian author Leo Tolstoy and directed by Mehmet Birkiye, will be staged in Moscow, Russia. Since its...
DNR’s Hunter Safety Education Week Aug. 11-17, offers more than 50 in-person classes
Clare County Cleaver - Michigan
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Join the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for Hunter Safety Education Week, Aug. 11-17, offering in-person opportunities for more than 2,000 students to obtain a hunter safety education certificate. More than 40 additional class locations...
Spotify ready to quit Turkey in battle over Erdogan’s ‘gold toilet’ playlists
The Times
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Spotify is threatening to pull out of Turkey in a row over playlists that mock President Erdogan’s wife and, in particular, her claimed lavish spending and gold toilet. Batuhan Mumcu, the deputy minister of culture and tourism, accused the...
UK couple launch Islam-inspired lifestyle brand for children in UAE
The National News
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Baby dinner sets adorned with Arabic alphabets, keepsake dolls wearing kufis and hijabs, personalised toys and Islam-inspired decor – these are some of the products offered by UK-based start-up Once Upon a Dua. The Islamic lifestyle brand targets...
Syria and Turkey discuss enhancing Cooperation in the Education Sector
SANA
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July 10, 2025
Damascus, SANA- Minister of Education Mohammad Abdul Rahman Tarkou discussed Thursday with Turkish Deputy Minister of National Education, Celile Ökten and the accompanying delegation to strengthening educational ties and exploring new avenues for...
Turkish Ambassador Honors Philosopher Nurettin Topçu on 50th Anniv. of His Passing
Sada Elbalad
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July 10, 2025
Thu 10 Jul 2025 | 03:07 PM In a reflective message shared on social media, the Turkish Ambassador to Egypt commemorated the 50th anniversary of the passing of prominent Turkish thinker Nurettin Topçu, a leading figure in contemporary Turkish...
Turkish power plant reborn as regional cultural hub
The Art Newspaper
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July 10, 2025
A century-old power plant in northern Turkey has been converted into a culture hub, part of a European Union-backed effort to bring contemporary art and other programmes to parts of the country long left off the modern culture map. Motorhane,...
Ankara will become tourism capital of Turkic world in 2026
Turkmenportal
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Ankara has been chosen as the tourism capital of the Turkic world in 2026. This was announced by the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Türkiye Mehmet Nuri Ersoy. The corresponding decision was made at the 10th meeting of tourism ministers of the...
Syrian-Turkish Protocol Signed to Enhance Educational Cooperation
Enab Baladi
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July 10, 2025
On Thursday, July 10, the Syrian Ministry of Education and the Turkish Ministry of National Education signed a joint cooperation protocol aimed at rehabilitating war-damaged schools in Syria, expanding educational opportunities for Syrian youth,...
Worcester County Education: 4,685 multiracial students were enrolled in schools in 2024-25 school year
Mid Massachusetts News
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July 10, 2025
Advanced Community Experience Program 0 10 0% Albert S. Woodward Memorial School 14 286 4.9% Alfred M. Chaffee School 18 313 5.8% Algonquin Regional High School 51 1,197 4.3% Annie E. Fales School 15 305 4.9% Arthur M. Longsjo Middle School 44 614...