Turkey

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism intends to complete work on all cultural structures damaged by the 6 February earthquake within three years, a senior official said

Turkish defence company Baykar intends to start production of its new unmanned aerial combat vehicle or UCAV next year, which is already attracting international interest

The government is planning to appoint 45.000 contract teachers in the coming period, President Erdoğan said, aiming at raising the quality of education in the country to a level that will be an example to the rest of the world

Turkey's Higher Education Council is launching a new project to enable students and postgraduate researchers to conduct research abroad in line with international standards

Earthquake survivors rescued from the rubble of the Kahramanmaraş earthquake with leg and spinal cord injuries or brain damage are being successfully treated at the Robotic Rehabilitation Centre of the Ankara Bilkent City Hospital

President Erdogan, who is seeking to extend his two decades in power, formally scheduled the country's parliamentary and presidential elections for 14 May, a month earlier than expected despite last month's devastating earthquake

The death toll from last month's devastating earthquake has exceeded 45.000 in Turkey only, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said, while geologists warned that another strong tremor could hit the country's industrial northwest

A 6.4 earthquake hit the Turkey-Syria border region yesterday and over 5.000 aftershocks were registered since 6 February; Mehmet Kokum, assistant professor of geology based in Elazig, said aftershocks will last from months to years

The death toll of the earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria grows by the hour, with shocks of up to 7,9 along a fracture of more than 150 km; in history, such a strong tremor in that area occurred in 859 a.D.

Fifteen more sites will be included in Turkey's list of protected areas as part of its vision for 2023, said Director General of the Directorate for Nature Conservation and National Parks Kadir Çokçetin

One of Turkey's leading mobility apps has announced a decision to implement a plan to build specific parking spaces for scooters in coordination with the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Leader of Turkish Medical Association and human rights activist Sebnem Korur Fincanci - jailed for 2 years and 8 months for terrorist propaganda - has been released from prison thanks to the sentence already served