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Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction - Mersin

(241227) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Dec. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2024 shows the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Mersin, Turkye on December 2024. Turkiye is planning to build three nuclear power plants by 2035, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed in an interview with Hurriyet Daily News on Friday. The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, Turkiye's first, is scheduled to begin electricity generation in 2025. The plant's initial reactor, with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, is expected to meet 2.5 percent of the country's electricity demand. Once fully operational, with a total capacity of 4,800 megawatts, Akkuyu will supply 10 percent of Türkiye's electricity needs. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction - Mersin

(241227) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Dec. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2024 shows the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Mersin, Turkye on December 2024. Turkiye is planning to build three nuclear power plants by 2035, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed in an interview with Hurriyet Daily News on Friday. The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, Turkiye's first, is scheduled to begin electricity generation in 2025. The plant's initial reactor, with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, is expected to meet 2.5 percent of the country's electricity demand. Once fully operational, with a total capacity of 4,800 megawatts, Akkuyu will supply 10 percent of Türkiye's electricity needs. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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10 killed, 39 injured in Turkish traffic accident

STORY: 10 killed, 39 injured in Turkish traffic accident SHOOTING TIME: May 26, 2024 DATELINE: May 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the highway accident site in the southern Mersin province of Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of the wounded being transferred STORYLINE: Ten people were killed and 39 others injured on Sunday in a highway accident in the southern Mersin province of Türkiye, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. An intercity passenger bus, a truck and cars were involved in a chain accident in the Tarsus district near the Mediterranean city of Mersin, Yerlikaya said on social media platform X. The bus reportedly slipped in the rainy weather, overturned, and crossed into the opposite lane, causing a chain accident involving two cars and a pickup truck. Police, gendarmerie, medical, and fire brigade teams were sent to the scene of the accident. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

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T?RKIYE-MERSIN-HIGHWAY ACCIDENT

(240527) -- MERSIN, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 26, 2024 shows the site of a highway accident in Mersin province, southern T

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T?RKIYE-MERSIN-HIGHWAY ACCIDENT

(240527) -- MERSIN, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 26, 2024 shows the site of a highway accident in Mersin province, southern T

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T?RKIYE-MERSIN-HIGHWAY ACCIDENT

(240527) -- MERSIN, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 26, 2024 shows the site of a highway accident in Mersin province, southern T

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T?RKIYE-MERSIN-HIGHWAY ACCIDENT

(240527) -- MERSIN, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the site of a highway accident in Mersin province, southern T

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T?RKIYE-MERSIN-HIGHWAY ACCIDENT

(240527) -- MERSIN, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the site of a highway accident in Mersin province, southern T

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T?RKIYE-MERSIN-HIGHWAY ACCIDENT

(240527) -- MERSIN, May 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the site of a highway accident in Mersin province, southern T

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Turkish authorities detain 30 suspected IS members

STORY: Turkish authorities detain 30 suspected IS members SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: May 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the operation by the Turkish police across Türkiye (courtesy of the Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police detained 30 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in raids across Türkiye, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Monday. The operations dubbed "Bozdogan-35" were carried out across nine provinces, including Istanbul, Adana, Ankara, Diyarbakir, Osmaniye, Yozgat, Mersin Hatay and Kutahya, Yerlikaya said in a post on social media platform X, without specifying the time of the operation. Among the suspects, 14 allegedly handled ammunition on behalf of the group and organized smuggling activities, according to the testimonies of group members who had been detained, the minister said. Yerlikaya said that unlicensed pistols, a large number of organizational documents and di

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Turkish police detain 38 IS suspects

STORY: Turkish police detain 38 IS suspects SHOOTING TIME: Archives DATELINE: April 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police detaining suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group across six provinces in Türkiye (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police detained 38 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Sunday. The suspects were detained in the provinces of Adana, Aydin, Corum, Gaziantep, Kayseri and Mersin in the operations dubbed "Bozdogan-31," Yerlikaya said on social media platform X, without specifying the timing of the operations. The police seized large amounts of both foreign and Turkish currencies, as well as some digital materials during the operations, he added. The Turkish government designated the IS as a terrorist organization in 2013, blaming it for a spate of deadly attacks in the country since 2015, including the January attack on

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Türkiye sends 9th aid ship to Gaza

STORY: Türkiye sends 9th aid ship to Gaza SHOOTING TIME: April 16, 2024 DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:05 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Türkiye sending its ninth aid ship to the Gaza Strip (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye sent Tuesday its ninth ship to the Gaza Strip carrying 3,774 tonnes of humanitarian aid, including food, baby supplies, sleeping bags, and gluten-free products. The humanitarian ship, prepared by the Turkish Red Crescent, departed from the southern port of Mersin, according to the Turkish NGO. "Our aids are not one-time or short-term. Our aid will continue until all the needs in Gaza are over. They are continuous aids," said Turkish Red Crescent President Fatma Meric Yilmaz at the send-off ceremony. The vessel will reach Egypt's Al-Arish port, the closest port to Gaza, after a 40-hour sea voyage. Türkiye had sent humanitarian supplies in 13 planes and eight ships after the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out last October.

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Türkiye sends 7th aid ship to Gaza

STORY: Türkiye sends 7th aid ship to Gaza SHOOTING TIME: March 7, 2024 DATELINE: March 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Turkish Red Crescent's ship carrying 2,737 tonnes of humanitarian aid departed from Türkiye's southern Mersin port for Gaza (Courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye sent Thursday a ship to the Gaza Strip carrying 2,737 tonnes of humanitarian aid, a collaborative effort of Turkish organizations led by the Turkish Red Crescent. The aid will reach Egypt's Al-Arish port, and then be loaded on trucks for Gaza, Turkish Red Crescent President Fatma Meric Yilmaz told reporters in the port of southern Mersin province. The aid includes food parcels, clothes and hygiene items, as well as shelter materials and medical equipment, among others. Türkiye had previously sent humanitarian supplies in 12 planes and six ships after conflict erupted between Israel and Hamas in October last year. The country has also received more than 300 woun

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Erdogan unveils massive investment plans for southern Türkiye

STORY: Erdogan unveils massive investment plans for southern Türkiye SHOOTING TIME: March 7, 2024 DATELINE: March 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the southern Mersin province of Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of the meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the southern Mersin province of Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday unveiled massive investment plans for southern Türkiye. During a rally in the southern Mersin province ahead of the March 31 local elections, Erdogan said the Justice and Development Party-led government will advance development in the southern region following the construction of the country's inaugural nuclear power plant in Mersin. The reactors of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Mer

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TÜRKIYE-MERSIN-CARGO SHIP-GAZA-HUMANITARIAN AID

(240307) -- MERSIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip leaves the port of southern Mersin province, Türkiye, on March 7, 2024. Türkiye sent Thursday a ship to the Gaza Strip carrying 2,737 tonnes of humanitarian aid, a collaborative effort of Turkish organizations led by the Turkish Red Crescent. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-MERSIN-CARGO SHIP-GAZA-HUMANITARIAN AID

(240307) -- MERSIN, March 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip leaves the port of southern Mersin province, Türkiye, on March 7, 2024. Türkiye sent Thursday a ship to the Gaza Strip carrying 2,737 tonnes of humanitarian aid, a collaborative effort of Turkish organizations led by the Turkish Red Crescent. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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Turkish police detain 147 IS suspects across country

STORY: Turkish police detain 147 IS suspects across country SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police detaining 147 suspects affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) across 33 provinces of Türkiye (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) 2. various of 16 IS suspects being detained in southern Mersin province of Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Turkish police detained 147 suspects affiliated with the Islamic State (IS), a cabinet minister said on Thursday. The suspects were captured as part of "Operation Heroes-49" across 33 provinces in the country, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter. A video posted on Yerlikaya's X account showed police entering apartments and buildings and dragging suspects into cars. In a separate operation carried out by the police teams in southern Mersin province, along with national intelligence forces on Thursday, 16 IS

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Nuclear power plant under construction in southern Turkey

Photo taken April 2, 2023, shows a barbed wire surrounding the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, which began construction in 2018, in Buyukeceli in Mersin province, southern Turkey.

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Nuclear power plant under construction in southern Turkey

Photo taken April 2, 2023, shows a signpost showing the direction to the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, which began construction in 2018, in Buyukeceli in Mersin province, southern Turkey.

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9 killed, 30 injured in Türkiye traffic accident

STORY: 9 killed, 30 injured in Türkiye traffic accident SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 16, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the traffic accident in Türkiye's southern Mersin province STORYLINE: At least nine people were killed and 30 injured in a road accident in Türkiye's southern Mersin province, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported Tuesday. A passenger bus, traveling from the southwestern Marmaris district of Mugla province to the province of Mardin, crashed into a barrier and overturned near the Yenikas neighborhood of Mersin on the D-400 highway. The injured were transported to hospitals by ambulance, while police and gendarmerie teams took security measures in the area, the TRT said. The passenger bus, carrying 40 passengers, overturned into a ditch at the tunnel exit when the driver lost control of the steering wheel, Mersin provincial governor Ali Hamza Pehlivan told reporters. The governor said that wet roads caused by r

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TÜRKIYE-MERSIN-PORT-CARGO SHIPS

(240105) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship enters the Mersin port in Mersin, Türkiye, on Jan. 5, 2024. Recent attacks by Yemen's Houthi group on commercial vessels in the Red Sea could potentially hit Turkish consumers through rising prices along with disruptions in the global maritime trade, Turkish industry insiders said. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-MERSIN-PORT-CARGO SHIPS

(240105) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cargo ships enter the Mersin port in Mersin, Türkiye, on Jan. 5, 2024. Recent attacks by Yemen's Houthi group on commercial vessels in the Red Sea could potentially hit Turkish consumers through rising prices along with disruptions in the global maritime trade, Turkish industry insiders said. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-MERSIN-PORT-CARGO SHIPS

(240105) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship enters the Mersin port in Mersin, Türkiye, on Jan. 5, 2024. Recent attacks by Yemen's Houthi group on commercial vessels in the Red Sea could potentially hit Turkish consumers through rising prices along with disruptions in the global maritime trade, Turkish industry insiders said. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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Türkiye nabs administrative head of IS terrorist group operating in Syria

STORY: Türkiye nabs administrative head of IS terrorist group operating in Syria SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the anti-terror operation of Turkish security forces against IS in the southern Mersin province of Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. the photo of the IS suspect, Huzeyfe Al Muri, who was caught by Turkish security forces in the southern Mersin province of Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Turkish intelligence detained the administrative and financial head of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group operating in Syria, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported Tuesday. The IS suspect, Huzeyfe Al Muri, codenamed Eyyup, was caught in Türkiye's southern province of Mersin, Anadolu quoted anonymous security sources as saying. The Turkish security forces seized 28,800 U.S. dollars, 14,950 euros (16,405 U.S. dollars), 31,800 Turkish liras (1,093 U.S. dollars), and many digital materia

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TÜRKIYE-MERSIN-1ST RUSSIAN-BUILT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT-1ST POWER UNIT

(231212) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2023 shows the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Mersin, Türkiye. Türkiye's Akkuyu Nuclear Company announced Tuesday that it had received permission from Turkish authorities to commission the first power unit of the country's first nuclear power plant being built by Russia. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-MERSIN-1ST RUSSIAN-BUILT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT-1ST POWER UNIT

(231212) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2023 shows the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Mersin, Türkiye. Türkiye's Akkuyu Nuclear Company announced Tuesday that it had received permission from Turkish authorities to commission the first power unit of the country's first nuclear power plant being built by Russia. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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