Osmaniye Province

Prominent Turkish artists to protect Castabala

turkishdailynews.com.tr     21-Aug-2008          

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Mine blast injures three soldiers in S Turkey

xinhuanet.com     30-Jul-2008   44 related          

ANKARA, July 30 (Xinhua) -- A mine blast injured three soldiers of the Turkish security forces in the southern province of Osmaniye on Wednesday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. The landmine, planted by the...                    

High school students experiment with pinhole photography technique

todayszaman.com     19-Jun-2008          

The İstanbul Museum of Modern Art is currently home to a collection of photographs by 33 aspiring young photographers using the 2,500-year-old "pinhole" technique, based on the camera obscura principle. Titled "Pinhole...                    

Şemdinli martyrs laid to rest

todayszaman.com     23-Apr-2008          

Two young soldiers killed earlier this week by mines planted by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the Şemdinli district of southeastern Hakkari province were laid to rest yesterday in their hometowns. ... The coffin of Spc. Sgt. Bekir Atacan was taken early in the...                    

Court suspends mining near Marmaris

turkishdailynews.com.tr     10-Apr-2008   1 related          

A court in the southwestern province of Muğla suspended mining operations near the village of Osmaniye late Monday based on an application filed by local authorities. The Energy Ministry ... had approved the mining license for the firm, Neslişah, in an area near the...                    

Aancient city is under threat

turkishdailynews.com.tr     28-Mar-2008          

The plan to establish a cement factory in the ancient city of Kastabala in the Mediterranean, often likened to the beautiful Anatolian city of Ephesus, has received ... harsh reactions from environmentalists. Experts and environmentalists say the factory, to be built in...                    

Almost anyone can get a mining permit

turkishdailynews.com.tr     19-Mar-2008          

Vast expanses of land in the Aegean provinces of Muğla and Aydın have been opened to mining activities after as many as 1,216 organizations in both cities were reportedly granted mineral ... exploration permits. The organizations received their permits through Article 16...                    

Students at Osmaniye school poison teachers

todayszaman.com     02-Mar-2008          

Two elementary school pupils have been taken into police custody under suspicion of having added rat poison to a teachers’ teapot. Seventeen teachers from Osmaniye’s Cumhuriyet Elementary were hospitalized on Friday and diagnosed with poisoning. ... An investigation was...                    

Sting in tail of mining project stirs up village opposition

todayszaman.com     29-Feb-2008          

Residents of the village of Osmaniye near Muğla in the Marmaris region are calling for an end to one company’s prospecting into possible metal reserves in the village, citing the potential impact on the environment and the local industry of bee-keeping.                    

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