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

Turkey's main opposition party, which controls most of the country's big cities, says its municipalities will not "stain their hands with blood" by implementing a bill to euthanise stray dogs, even if it passes in parliament

June recorded the lowest rainfall in 23 years, 80% less than last June and 65% less than the long-term average

Turkish wedding dress exports will reach $3,7m in 2023, an increase of 35,7% year-on-year according to TurkStat data

Digital maps of water bodies will be created in an attempt to better manage the country's water resources, after a project was initiated to map a total of 270 elements, including dams and artificial ponds currently under construction