During their excavation of the site in 2013, archaeologists reported witnessing several birds dropping dead after flying too close to the mouth of the passage.

Pension payments for those retiring in 2025 and beyond are now approximately 25% lower than pensions awarded in the latter half of 2024. Despite warnings and calls for legislative action, the government failed to address the issue.

Foreign investors are flocking to Turkey's local debt markets, saying they are impressed by interest rate cuts and easing inflation and are hoping that a regional transformation could further boost their bets on the economy.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday after talks in Baghdad that a joint battle using "all our resources" must be carried out to eliminate both Islamic State and Kurdish militants in the region.

State-run media says rescuers have pulled the bodies of a 23-year-old woman and a man believed to be her husband from under a collapsed apartment building in central Turkey.

The Pamukkale travertines are limestone slopes and thermal water pools that have attracted visitors since before the days of Ancient Greece, when the spa town of Hierapolis was founded at the top.

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No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to more than 3m Syrian refugees, and wants Syria to be safe enough for many to return.

Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 45%. The decision on Thursday marked the second rate cut in a row and came as inflation slowed.