National & International News

BA announces new flights

British Airways will add routes to Heraklio and Rhodes, Greece, to its 2015 Gatwick summer schedule as GTP website reports.

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Decision on cell phone usage awaited

TURKISH airline companies are awaiting the national civil aviation body’s decision over cell phone usage on planes after the organization’s European counterpart ruled electronic devices did not pose a safety risk. 

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Gov’t bans make-up, tattoos and piercings

A GOVERNMENT decree changing the regulation on the dress code in public schools was published in the Official Gazette, allowing girls as young as 10 year old attend classes wearing headscarves.

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Managing a renovation and an ‘usta’

Berk Cektir, Zaman Legal THINK twice before you start a renovation project. Unless you are doing it professionally to make a profit on it, a renovation is usually only hassle.

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Insurance rumour lacks credit

VOICES has heard rumours within Didim that the health insurance element of the application process for the residence permit in Turkey will be scrapped in October, this year.

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Construction sector faces action

TURKEY is preparing legislation to tighten regulations for the construction business amid growing safety woes in the sector, the Hurriyet Daily reports.

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Harry Potter opera to come to İzmir

THE Mozart Academy will stage the Harry Potter Opera for the first time in İzmir in October. The opera will be solely performed by youth between the ages of eight and 18.

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Internet users to be monitored

TURKEY’S Telecommunications Directorate (TİB) has been granted the authority to monitor Internet users and block websites and their content without court permission.

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TTNET fined for overcharging customers

TTNET, the Internet unit of Turkey’s main landline operator Türk Telekom, has been fined over 30 million Turkish Liras for overbilling its customers over a seven-year period, reports the Daily Hurriyet.

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