A Birmingham, UK, woman is fighting for her life after a freak illness turned her birthday trip to Turkey into an ‘unimaginable nightmare.’ Ronni Douglas, 26, was three days into her all-inclusive TUI trip to Bodrum when she had severe stomach pains and began vomiting uncontrollably. Ronni was rushed to hospital where doctors diagnosed her with a perforated…
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Aleyna Bozkurt from Drunten, in The Netherlands, was 24 years old and about to get married when she had a cosmetic procedure done in Turkey. The surgery lasted seven hours, and she died a few days later. Such a death is exceptional, but complications after cosmetic treatment abroad are common. Experts are concerned by “medical…
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The number of people migrating between provinces in Turkey reached nearly 3.5 million in 2023, significantly higher than the previous year, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). A total of 3,450,953 people migrated between provinces in Turkey in 2023, with the country’s business hub of İstanbul receiving and sending the highest number…
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Following this summer’s scorching heat, high temperatures are expected to persist into the autumn, an expert has warned. Professor Dr. Barış Önol, analyzing data from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), anticipating the trend of extreme heat, said: “Following a spring and summer with high temperatures, forecasts for the upcoming autumn months indicate an…
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Archaeologists in Izmir have revealed that 2400-year-old gold coins have been found intact. The New York Times related that the remains of Persian coins revealed the political landscape during the Peloponnesian War, and that a small jar called Olpe was buried underground in the late fifth century BC and contained many gold coins. The coins were…
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Passenger fees for public transportation vehicles providing services within and between districts in Aydın have been increased by another 12.5%. According to the new tariff that will be valid as of August 15, the hop-on and hop-off fee has increased from 18 lira to 20 lira. Last month, drivers, who have experienced increases in many…
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UK visits to Türkiye rose by nearly a fifth during the first six months of 2024, the country’s tourist board has said. UK tourists visiting Türkiye rose by 19% in the first six months of the year to reach almost 1.8 million. The year-on-year rise from the country’s third largest source market came as overall…
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A new era in real estate sales will commence on September 15 aiming to combat fraudulent advertisements. The Trade Ministry will implement a new regulation for listings posted by real estate agents to be officially verified. Trade minister Ömer Bolat announced that homeowners can still advertise their properties themselves, but real estate agents must be authorized via online government…
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With the law passed in Parliament this week, stray dogs will be taken to animal shelters by municipalities, and rehabilitated dogs will be housed in these places until they are adopted. The Bill of Law on Amending the Animal Protection Law was accepted in the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly and became…
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Fixing botched plastic surgeries carried out overseas, including in Turkey, costs the NHS in Britain £94 million a year and takes much-needed hospital beds away from patients, a leading plastic surgeon has warned. NHS consultant Dr Rajan Uppal has said that the government needs to act to deal with the worsening trend of people using Britain’s health…
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