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Baklava preparations during Ramadan in Turkey's Gaziantep
Slices of baklavas are displayed at a Turkish bakery in Gaziantep, Turkey. Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry featured in many cuisines of former Ottoman countries. It is a pastry made of layers of filo dough filled with chopped walnuts or pistachios and sweetened with syrup or honey. The sweet pastry is a popular treat at iftar, the evening meal when Muslims break their fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan.
22 May 2018
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Famous 'Gipsy Girl' attracts more visitors to Zeugma Mosaic Museum
Ancient Gypsy Girl mosaic artwork is displayed at Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep, Turkey on January 18, 2018. Ancient mosaics like Gypsy Girl, Mars statue and fountains from ancient Rome draw more attention to the museum.
19 January 2018
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Turkey’s underground masjid set to re-open soon
Located seven meters (22 feet) underground, the Pisirici Masjid in the southern province of Gaziantep is expected to welcome worshippers by mid-March following the completion of maintenance work. It is part of a 734-year-old water structure unique to the province and is one of a kind in the world, according to Sahinbey Mayor Mehmet Tahmazoglu. The masjid, or prayer room, was last open to visitors about 80 years ago.
24 January 2017
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Suicide bomber detonates himself in Gaziantep
Blast happens during a raid bysecurity forces on a Daesh terrorist house in Gaziantep; three police officers martyred
16 October 2016
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UN refugee chief visits refugee camp in Turkey
Filippo Grandi speaks to refugees in camp in Gaziantep on first official visit to Turkey
16 January 2016
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Turkey to keep terrorists out of borders with electronic sensors
Turkish authorities accelerated its construction of a high-level security barrier with electric fencing, and radar cameras, along its border with Syria in a bid to restrict the movements of terrorists into its territory
16 October 2015
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Turkish military rounds up 14 ISIL volunteers
The troops caught 14 people intent on traveling to Syria to join ISIL, who has controlled a large swathe of Turkey’s neighbor
11 February 2015
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