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Value of country’s exports totals $12.5 billion, says Turkish economy ministerBy Tuba Sahin and Dilara Zengin

ANKARA - Turkish exports surged 15.8 per-cent to $12.5 billion in May, Economy Minis-ter Nihat Zeybekci said on Thursday.This follows a 4 percent increase in the previ-ous month, the minister said.Exports for the rest of the year are likely to

pick up and will hit the highest in record, Zeybekci said.Zeybekci said total exports in the first five months of the year also surged by 10 percent from the same period last year and reached over $63.1 billion.“The value of total exports in the last 12 months rose by 5.2 percent to stand at al-most $147 billion compared to the previous 12 months,” Zeybekci said.The automotive sector contributed the high-est export in May -- nearly $2.6-billion worth -- which is an increase of...Turkey warns against

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Turkey exports up 15.8 pct in May

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Football: Konyaspor win their first ever Turkish Cup

6 families, 2 groups sue over alleged preferential treatment proposed in schemeBy Michael Hernandez

WASHINGTON - A California school district’s plan to combat what activists and school officials call an epidemic of Islamophobic bullying may be derailed as a coalition of opponents prepares to challenge the proposal in court.

ANKARA - Turkey’s National Security Council, the country’s top security body, warned on Wednesday against supporting PKK/YPG/PYD saying it went contrary to the notions of friendship and alliance.The statement came after a closed-door meeting in Ankara, which lasted over four hours under the chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.“It has been stressed that a policy of supporting the PKK/PYD/YPG terror organization -- which is acting under the

guise of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) -- does not suit [the principles of] friendship and alliance,” a statement released after the meeting read.The YPG-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have been Washington’s principle partner in the anti-Daesh fight in northern Syria, vexing Ankara. U.S. support for the YPG has threatened to upend relations between Washington and Ankara. The council in the statement also questioned the freedom to operate that “terrorists” appear

to benefit from in various countries, despite Turkey’s warnings.Ankara has frequently voiced its frustration after various demonstrations organized by the PKK terror group, namely in European countries.“It has been noted that establishing a strategic cooperation with Turkey -- which has considerable experience in the fight against terrorism – will constitute a benefit all around the world,” said the statement. “It has been stated...

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