According to recent survey, 250 people die every day in Turkey because of smoking, said Dr Akçay, president of Turkish Association for Respiratory Research and director of the Department of Chest Diseases at the Faculty of Medicine of Başkent University

Annual traffic congestion in Istanbul causes a loss of 288 hours per person, adding that 'the annual economic loss due to traffic congestion in Istanbul amounts to an incredible $10 billion'

President Erdogan visited Iraq to sign security and development agreements and for more cooperation in the fight against Kurdish PKK militants in northern Iraq; Erdogan's last visit to Iraq was in 2011, when he was prime minister

The Turkish government announced that it will restrict exports of 54 categories of products - including jet fuel, construction equipment, cement, chemicals, pesticides, and bricks - to Israel until the Netanyahu government proclaims a cease-fire