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Türkiye's unemployment rate at lowest level in 11 years

STORY: Türkiye's unemployment rate at lowest level in 11 years SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a textile factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: Nov. 13, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of construction workers in Türkiye (shooting date: Nov. 25, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of a bread factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: July 3, 2023) (courtesy of Ankara Municipality) 4. various of a textile factory and employees in Türkiye (shooting date: Dec. 7, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: The jobless rate in Türkiye was 8.5 percent in October, the lowest level since November 2012 when it was 8.4 percent, the Turkish Statistical Institute said on Monday. The number of unemployed people, aged 15 years old and over, dropped by 163,000 to 2.96 million year-on-year in November, it said, adding the unemployment rate dropped by 0.5 percentage point

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Tony Bennett Dies At 96 -

Tony Bennett Dies At 96 - FILE -Tony Bennett performs at the Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland on July 11, 2012. Photo by Loona/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tony Bennett Dies At 96 -

Tony Bennett Dies At 96 - FILE -Tony Bennett performs at the Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland on July 11, 2012. Photo by Loona/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Meng Xuanzhao, who is making a living in Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school, posing for a photo in front of his new car on Jan. 21, 2023 (above) and 11-year-old Meng Xuanzhao (front) herding sheep during summer break on July 16, 2012 (below) in Nongyong Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Lan Qiuyan, who has just graduated from a college, posing for a photo when she comes back home for the Spring Festival on Jan. 21, 2023 (above) and 11-year-old Lan Qiuyan in a yellow top walking home on a mountain road from school on July 4, 2012 (below) in Nongyong Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Cambodia bids final farewell to Sihanouk

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A special vehicle carrying the ashes of former Cambodian King Sihanouk proceeds in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on July 11, 2014, as Cambodia holds a grand Buddhist ceremony to bid a final farewell to Sihanouk, who died on Oct. 15, 2012, at the age of 89.

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Jeter returns for Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter hits an infield single to third during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 11, 2013. Jeter returned to the majors the same day having recovered from the ankle break he suffered during the playoffs in October 2012. The Yankees won 8-4.

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Jeter returns for Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter hits an infield single to third during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 11, 2013. Jeter returned to the majors the same day having recovered from the ankle break he suffered during the playoffs in October 2012. The Yankees won 8-4.

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Jeter returns for Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - Fans celebrate after New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter hit an infield single to third during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 11, 2013. Jeter returned to the majors the same day having recovered from the ankle break he suffered during the playoffs in October 2012. The Yankees won 8-4.

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Akita governor

AKITA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake speaks to reporters at the prefectural hall in the city of Akita on April 11, 2013. The governor said he is relieved to see pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin playing with an Akita dog given by the prefecture in July 2012.

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Japan's badminton mixed doubles pair loses to Denmark

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Shintaro Ikeda (L) and Reiko Shiota (C) react after losing to Denmark's Joachim Fischer and Christinna Pedersen in a mixed doubles Group B match at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Wembley Arena on July 31, 2012. Ikeda and Shiota lost 21-11, 21-10 to the Danish duo.

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Japan's badminton mixed doubles pair loses to Denmark

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Reiko Shiota (L) and Shintaro Ikeda play against Denmark's Joachim Fischer and Christinna Pedersen in a mixed doubles Group B match at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Wembley Arena on July 31, 2012. Ikeda and Shiota lost 21-11, 21-10 to the Danish duo.

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Brewers' Aoki homers

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers leadoff man Norichika Aoki homers to right during the eighth inning of a game against the Washington Nationals at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 29, 2012. The Brewers lost 10-11.

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Fukuhara reaches Olympic 4th round in table tennis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ai Fukuhara returns a shot against Russia's Anna Tikhomirova in the third round of the women's table tennis singles match at ExCel London at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012. Fukuhara advanced to the fourth round after winning the match 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 and 11-3.

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Fukuhara reaches Olympic 4th round in table tennis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ai Fukuhara serves against Russia's Anna Tikhomirova in the third round of the women's table tennis singles match at ExCel London at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012. Fukuhara advanced to the fourth round after winning the match 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 and 11-3.

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Fukuhara reaches Olympic 4th round in table tennis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ai Fukuhara plays against Russia's Anna Tikhomirova in the third round of the women's table tennis singles match at ExCel London at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012. Fukuhara advanced to the fourth round after winning the match 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 and 11-3.

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S. Korean president's brother arrested

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's elder brother, Lee Sang Deuk, formerly a six-term legislator, lowers his eyes before reporters in Seoul in the early hours of July 11, 2012, after he was arrested on suspicion of taking bribes.

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Japan beat Canada in Olympic women's soccer opener

COVENTRY, England - Japan's Shinobu Ono (11) vies for the ball during the first half of an Olympic women's soccer Group F opener against Canada at the City of Coventry Stadium on July 25, 2012. Japan beat Canada 2-1.

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Japanese students from quake-hit areas begin U.S. tour

WASHINGTON, United States - High school students from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, which were devastated by the March 11 earthquake of 2011, gather for a photo on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 24, 2012. Sixty high school students from the quake-hit areas started a U.S. tour the same day as part of a bilateral exchange-promotion program dubbed the Tomodachi initiative.

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Japanese students from quake-hit areas begin U.S. tour

WASHINGTON, United States - High school students from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, which were devastated by the March 11 earthquake of 2011, gather for a photo on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 24, 2012. Sixty high school students from the quake-hit areas started a U.S. tour the same day as part of a bilateral exchange-promotion program dubbed the Tomodachi initiative.

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Lettuce hydroponic culture in Iwate

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Lettuce is grown in hydroponic culture in a dome of about 30 meters in diameter in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on July 11, 2012. The operation is subsidized by the state as a project to help the restoration of areas hit by the 2011 quake and tsunami.

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U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashes into sea off northern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a U.S. F-16 fighter jet. A plane of the same type crashed into the Pacific Ocean about 870 kilometers northeast of Nemuro, Hokkaido around 11:30 a.m. on July 22, 2012, the Japan Coast Guard said. The fighter had taken off from Misawa air base in Aomori Prefecture, base officials said.

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Darvish goes 7 innings for 11th win

ANAHEIM, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 21, 2012. Darvish allowed two runs on three hits, and struck out 11 over seven innings, to notch up his 11th win of the season as the Rangers won 9-2.

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Darvish goes 7 innings for 11th win

ANAHEIM, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 21, 2012. Darvish allowed two runs on three hits, and struck out 11 over seven innings, to notch up his 11th win of the season as the Rangers won 9-2.

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Darvish goes 7 innings for 11th win

ANAHEIM, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 21, 2012. Darvish allowed two runs on three hits, and struck out 11 over seven innings, to notch up his 11th win of the season as the Rangers won 9-2.

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Darvish goes 7 innings for 11th win

ANAHEIM, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 21, 2012. Darvish allowed two runs on three hits, and struck out 11 over seven innings, to notch up his 11th win of the season as the Rangers won 9-2.

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Rocket launches unmanned cargo transporter

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A Japanese H-2B rocket lifts off at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 11:06 a.m. on July 21, 2012. The rocket successfully launched into orbit the unmanned cargo transporter Konotori on its journey to the International Space Station.

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Rocket launches unmanned cargo transporter

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A Japanese H-2B rocket lifts off at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 11:06 a.m. on July 21, 2012. The rocket successfully launched into orbit the unmanned cargo transporter Konotori on its journey to the International Space Station.

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Rocket launches unmanned cargo transporter

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A Japanese H-2B rocket lifts off at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 11:06 a.m. on July 21, 2012. The rocket successfully launched into orbit the unmanned cargo transporter Konotori on its journey to the International Space Station.

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Rocket launches unmanned cargo transporter

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A Japanese H-2B rocket lifts off at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 11:06 a.m. on July 21, 2012. The rocket successfully launched into orbit the unmanned cargo transporter Konotori on its journey to the International Space Station.

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Emperor, empress in quake-hit village

SAKAE, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (L) visit the village government office of Sakae, Nagano Prefecture, on July 19, 2012. The village was hit by a strong earthquake a day after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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U.S. mulls adding eel to list of endangered species

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a cook broiling skewered eel slices at a restaurant in Tokyo in July 2011. According to the April 11, 2012, federal register, the U.S. government is considering restricting trade of American eel and other eel species by listing them as endangered under an international treaty, a move that could cause eel prices in Japan to rise.

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Nishikori at Hall of Fame C'ships

NEWPORT, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Olivier Rochus of Belgium in a men's singles second round match at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, on July 11, 2012. Nishikori won 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-2, booking a quarterfinal berth.

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Nishikori at Hall of Fame C'ships

NEWPORT, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Olivier Rochus of Belgium in a men's singles second round match at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, on July 11, 2012. Nishikori won 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-2, booking a quarterfinal berth.

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Thanking Britons for help to quake-hit Japan

LONDON, Britain - Marine adventurer Chikara Nakamura (L), 60, and his brother Hidetaka, 63, who is a seaman, hold letters of thanks written by local government chiefs in northeastern Japan hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami inside the London city office on July 11, 2012. The brothers met with Deputy Mayor of London Victoria Borwick after crossing the Straits of Dover by sea kayak in a gesture of gratitude for the help offered by British citizens to the victims of the disaster.

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Mitsubishi model on show at Farnborough

FARNBOROUGH, Britain - Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. shows to the press a full-scale model of the cabin of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet during the Farnborough Air Show in Farnborough, Britain, on July 11, 2012. The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. unit plans to deliver the first of the small passenger planes with 70-90 seats by the end of 2015.

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Virgin Group satellite launch vehicle

FARNBOROUGH, Britain - Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group, holds a model of the LauncherOne, a satellite launch vehicle, in Farnborough, England, on July 11, 2012.

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China-ASEAN meeting

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (C) speaks during a meeting with foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 11, 2012. The session was held as part of meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners.

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Singapore-N. Korea meeting

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (L) and Singaporean Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam meet in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 11, 2012. The session was held on the sidelines of meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners.

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Japan, Kiwis draw in Olympic sendoff

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Verdy striker Kenyu Sugimoto of Japan (9) scores the first goal in the second half of an U-23 international friendly against New Zealand at National Stadium in Tokyo on July 11, 2012. Japan drew 1-1 in the Olympic sendoff match.

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Japan, Kiwis draw in Olympic sendoff

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Verdy striker Kenyu Sugimoto of Japan (9) scores the first goal in the second half of an U-23 international friendly against New Zealand at National Stadium in Tokyo on July 11, 2012. Japan drew 1-1 in the Olympic sendoff match.

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Nadeshiko Japan beat Australia in Olympic sendoff

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japan's national women's soccer team wave to supporters after defeating Australia 3-0 in an Olympic sendoff match at National Stadium in Tokyo on July 11, 2012.

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U.S.-ASEAN meeting

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) arrives at the venue of a meeting with foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 11, 2012. The session was held as part of meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners.

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Gemba, Yang in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) and Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi (2nd from L) hold talks in Phnom Penh on July 11, 2012.

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Nadeshiko Japan beat Australia in Olympic sendoff

TOKYO, Japan - Norio Sasaki, coach of the Japan national women's soccer team, speaks to supporters during a sendoff ceremony after winning an Olympic sendoff match against Australia 3-0 at National Stadium in Tokyo on July 11, 2012.

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Nadeshiko Japan beat Australia in Olympic sendoff

TOKYO, Japan - Women's World Player of the Year Homare Sawa (10) of Japan's national women's soccer team celebrates with teammates Yuki Ogimi (L), Kyoko Yano (2nd from L), Saki Kumagai (3rd from R) and Mizuho Sakaguchi (2nd from R), after scoring the team's third goal in the second half of an Olympic sendoff match against Australia at National Stadium in Tokyo on July 11, 2012. Japan won 3-0.

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Newborn panda at Tokyo zoo dies after 1 week

TOKYO, Japan - Toshimitsu Doi, chief of Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, wipes tears from his eyes during a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2012. Doi became teary-eyed while discussing the death early that day of a giant panda cub born at the zoo on July 5. The cub, the first giant panda cub born at the zoo in 24 years, died of pneumonia.

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Japan-China meeting

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi shake hands before their meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 11, 2012. The session was held on the sidelines of meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners.

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Nadeshiko Japan beat Australia in Olympic sendoff

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Ogimi (L) of Japan's national women's soccer team scores its second goal with a close-range finish on the stroke of halftime, in an Olympic sendoff match against Australia at National Stadium in Tokyo on July 11, 2012. Japan won 3-0.

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Nadeshiko Japan beat Australia in Olympic sendoff

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Ogimi (17) of Japan's national women's soccer team scores its second goal with a close-range finish on the stroke of halftime, in an Olympic sendoff match against Australia at National Stadium in Tokyo on July 11, 2012. Japan won 3-0.