Asia Turkey The country's central bank will be led for the first time by a female manager, Hafize Gaye Erkan, 41, a US resident, who will be the fifth head in four years
Asia Turkey The province with the highest average period of education for residents over 25 was Ankara, with 10,6 years, states the Education Report for 2022 of the National Institute of Statistics
Asia Turkey All processes related to compulsory military service will soon be available through e-Devlet, or e-Government - the country's online government services portal, in a frame of digital transformation
Asia 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
Asia Turkey 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
Asia Turkey 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
Asia Turkey An action plan to neutralize threats posed by harmful invasive species affecting aquatic biological diversity in terrestrial environments and inland waters has been implemented by the General Directorate for Nature Conservation and National Parks
Asia Turkey 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
Asia Turkey 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
Asia Turkey 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
Asia Turkey 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
Asia Turkey 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
Asia Turkey 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.