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Turkey evacuates panicked tourists by boat from wildfires

The Daily Times 01 Aug 2021
ISTANBUL (AP) — Panicked tourists in Turkey hurried to the seashore to wait for rescue boats Saturday after being told to evacuate some hotels in the Aegean Sea resort of Bodrum due to the dangers posed by nearby wildfires, Turkish ... .
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Panicked tourists evacuate as wildfires blaze through Turkey

CBS News 01 Aug 2021
The death toll from Turkey's wildfires has risen to six. Panicked tourists vacationing on the Aegean Sea fled as a new fire erupted, while coast guard units asked those with private boats and yachts to help with evacuations ... .
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Turkey: Wildfires rage on in Antalya region

Ruptly 01 Aug 2021
Wildfires continue to rage on in Antalya region on Saturday as more firefighting teams were sent to battle the blaze ... .
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Death Toll Rises as Wildfires in Southern Turkey Rage On

The Daily Telegraph Australia 01 Aug 2021
The death toll from wildfires burning in Turkey’s southern Antalya province rose to six on July 31, according to local reports citing authorities.
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Smoke From Fires in Southern Turkey Blocks Out Sun

The Daily Telegraph Australia 01 Aug 2021
As of July 30, some 960 personnel and over 20 aircraft were involved in the firefighting response ... Credit.
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Turkey reports 22,332 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

Yahoo Daily News 01 Aug 2021
Ankara [Turkey] August 1 (ANI/Xinhua). Turkey on Saturday registered 22,332 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,727,045, according to its health ministry.
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In Turkey Wildfire, Birth Of 'Miracle' Goat Defies Deadly Flames

NDTV 01 Aug 2021
When a wildfire spread to his village, Turkish farmer Sercan Bayat shouted at his cows to run from the flames and prayed for his own death rather than witness his animals perish ... .
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Alia Yachts Launches 180-Foot-Long Superyacht At Their Shipyard In Turkey

Forbes 01 Aug 2021
The 180-foot long, Alia Yacht-s built, Vripack-designed superyacht Al Waab II was recently launched in Turkey ... .
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Hungary conveys condolences to victims of massive fires in Turkey

Anadolu Agency 01 Aug 2021
The vice president of Hungary conveyed his condolences late Saturday to victims of massive forest fires in southern Turkey. Zsolt Semjen sent a message to Turkey's government on behalf of ...
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Turkey: Foreign tourists evacuated as wildfires threaten resorts

BBC News 01 Aug 2021
Coastguard vessels and private boats have brought holidaymakers to safety, as the death toll rise ... .
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Magnitude 5.5 quake jolts southwestern Turkey

Anadolu Agency 01 Aug 2021
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off Turkey's southwestern coast early Sunday, the country's disaster ...
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Watch: 'Miracle' goat born amid Turkey wildfires

Khaleej Times 01 Aug 2021
He said that although his farm in Manavgat in southern Turkey is severely damaged and he lost some of his animals, he is now "over the moon" at the kids' survival. The massive forest fire was one of the approximately 100 fires that officials say broke out this week across southern and western Turkey.
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10 Arrested in Turkey in Deaths of 7 from Kurdish Family

Voa News 01 Aug 2021
Authorities said Saturday that 10 suspects had been detained in the killing of seven people from an ethnic Kurdish family in Turkey's central Konya province ... Turkey has been fighting a Kurdish insurgency since 1984 and the conflict ... Kurds are Turkey's second-largest ethnic group.
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