The Istanbul Governor's Office reported that 151 people were injured due to panic and incidents of jumping from heights during the 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday.
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was officially arrested on Sunday over corruption charges, media reports said.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that Turkey has issued a high-level call for normalisation with Syria, highlighting its utmost importance, and expressed hope for a positive response from Syria.
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At least nine suspects have been arrested in connection with a fire here that killed 29 people at a night club in Istanbul, Turkey.
Russia confirmed that the grain export deal, formally known as the Black Sea Grain Initiative, has been extended for two months, a day before it expires.
They are resentful of his overbearing rule, and feel frustrated by the economic reverses which have seen the Turkish lira’s strength reduce from four to the US dollar five years ago to nearly 20 now and inflation soar above 50 per cent in March.
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Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had said that grain exports via the Black Sea will begin in the coming days.
The Turkish leader reiterated that Ankara did not and will not remain silent about Israel's "atrocities" in Palestine
