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The Turkey Trot Tradition in Seattle is trotting no more. The Ballard Food Bank, which has hosted the Seattle Turkey Trot for 15 years, said it's time to say goodbye. "We just decided there were other things we could do to raise funds that didn't take so much time and energy away from our mission," said Colleen Martinson with the Ballard Food Bank. While the trot was a six-figure fundraiser for the organization Martinson said logistically it was complicated and took a lot of resources during one of the food bank's busiest times of year. "People are doing [a turkey trot] on that day because they're about to eat a whole bunch of food. We're thinking about the people that are having a harder time accessing that food," said Martinson. Inflation will likely have an impact this Thanksgiving. The market research firm IRI released data Tuesday, which estimates a Thanksgiving meal will cost 13.5% more than in 2021. The research says pies are 20.3% more expensive and meat 8.1%.

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred at 03:29 local time in the Turkish province of Izmir. The epicenter was located 9 kilometers from the city of Izmir at a depth of 14 kilometers. Residents left their homes for safety. The minaret of the mosque in Konak was destroyed by an earthquake. There were cracks in about 20 buildings. Also after the earthquake in some parts of the city there was a short-term power outage. Turkey's health minister said 64 people were injured due to the panic. One person who had a heart attack during the earthquake died. After the earthquake, there were 80 aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from 1.0 to 2.7.

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has said his country would not impede the future export of grain through a deal mediated by the UN and Turkey with Ukraine, but that it reserves the right to withdraw if necessary.

Saturday was a tragic day on Turkish roads. At least 32 died in multiple traffic accidents in two separate locations, where vehicles crashed into first responders following earlier accidents. We must warn you the following report contains footage some viewers may find disturbing.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that Sweden and Finland were ready to join the military alliance. Stoltenberg said the two Nordic states had delivered on Turkey's demands, paving the way for accession. "It's time to welcome Finland and Sweden as members of NATO," he told a press conference alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Istanbul. But Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu poured cold water over Sweden and Finland"s aspirations to rapidly join NATO on Thursday, saying that, despite some progress, the countries had not met all the conditions of the three-way deal struck to allow them to enter the military alliance.

WARNING: Video contains graphic images not suitable for all viewers. Discretion is advised. A truck plowed into a crowd near a filling station in the Derik district of Mardin in southeastern Turkey on Saturday, killing at least 16 people and injuring 29. Video footage captured the moment of the crash as emergency services were attending the scene of another collision, which showed the green semi-trailer mowing into vehicles and pedestrians at high speed. According to local reports, first responders were attending to another collision when the truck lost control and drove into the crash site. In a separate incident in the country, an additional 15 people, including emergency workers and journalists, died when a second bus crashed into an earlier collision site, according to regional governor Davut Gül from the southeastern province of Gaziantep. Another 20 people were wounded and received treatment in this incident.

The Turkish police have arrested dozens of people and obstructed journalists during a protest in Istanbul organised to call on international organisations to investigate allegations of Turkey’s use of chemical weapons in north Iraq.

At least 32 people were killed in southeast Turkey when vehicles crashed into first responders who were attending two earlier accidents.

Turkey's annual inflation has jumped to nearly 70% in April, fuelled by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and rising commodity prices after a Lira crash late last year.

Turkish currency remains volatile. Turkey's Finance Ministry said on Tuesday a new protection scheme meant to boost confidence in the currency will be applied to lira deposits with maturities of three to 12 months.

Burak Erbay, a Turkish opposition lawmaker, destroyed a smartphone during his speech in parliament to protest a proposed disinformation and social media bill.

The Turkish police have arrested dozens of people and obstructed journalists during a protest in Istanbul organised to call on international organisations to investigate allegations of Turkey’s use of chemical weapons in north Iraq.

So-called Islamic State says it was behind the new year attack on a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people. The group said in a statement it was carried out by "a heroic soldier". At least 600 revelers were celebrating in the early hours of Sunday at Istanbul's Reina nightclub when the gunman began firing indiscriminately.

The Turkish military has increased its bombardment of Kurdish forces near the town of Tal Tamr in northeast Syria, forcing hundreds of villagers to flee their homes. VOA’s Zana Omar has more, in a story narrated by Sirwan Kajjo.

Turkey is rebranding its internationally recognised name as Türkiye. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the new name “represents and expresses the culture, civilisation, and values of the Turkish nation in the best way”. But the change is about more than phonetic pronunciation.

Drone video shows the decaying attractions inside Turkey's Wonderland Eurasia, once touted as 'Europe's biggest theme park.'

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This police officer had one job to do – to get rid of a wild turkey that was approaching vehicles in Barrie, Ont. It did not go well.

Breaking News: Turkish lira plummets to new low, dragging cenbank to the rescue | 14th December 2021 "Any further attempts...to stabilise lira by interventions is probably bound to fail," they said. By 1225 GMT, the lira had trimmed losses in thin market trading to 14.08 — still 1.3% weaker on the day, and down 34% since the beginning of last month. The central bank, under pressure from Erdogan, is expected to cut its policy rate by 100 basis points to 14% this week, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, despite inflation soaring to 21.3% last month. Kavcioglu has said boosting the current account, which showed a surplus of $3.156 billion in October, was key to price and lira stability, but there was scepticism among analysts about the impact of a surplus. "We doubt that either intervention or a balanced current account will be effective in stabilising the currency," Morgan Stanley said in a note. It added that the central bank's relatively thin reserves mean interventions could be counter-productive. Data last week showed the central bank's net international reserves falling to $22.47 billion. Reserves are sharply negative once outstanding swap transactions of $45.571 billion are deducted. Turkey's sovereign dollar bonds dropped, with the 2034 issue down 0.8 cents, according to Tradeweb data. Outlook revised to negative The lira crash has sharply eroded Turks' earnings, fuelling poverty and leading to lines of people waiting to buy cheap bread as the price of goods surges. Lawmakers have brawled amid rising tensions in parliament as the opposition slammed government handling of the economy. read more The central bank has slashed its policy rate by 400 basis points since September, driving investor concerns and upending the budgets and future spending plans of locals. Late on Friday, ratings agency S&P affirmed Turkey's long-term foreign currency rating at "B+" and revised its outlook to negative on an uncertain policy direction amid rising external risks. Turkey's 5-year credit default swaps (CDS) nudged one basis point higher to a one-week high of 503 basis points, according to IHS Markit data. Erdogan has repeatedly advocated for rate cuts as he promotes a new economic plan prioritising economic growth, credit, production and exports, despite widespread criticism of the policy from economists and opposition politicians. "There is an element of concern about what the economic plan is, and how closely aligned it would be to engaging with the private sector. There is a lack of clarity around that," said Khush Choksy, the U.S. Chamber's senior vice president for international development and for the Middle East and Turkey. "U.S. companies do have questions about how Turkey will handle the current short-term crisis and get on to the path of long-term growth that it enjoyed for a long period," he said in an interview.

Turkish police have blocked a convoy of Syrian refugees from crossing into Greece. The convoy, which organisers dubbed the ‘Caravan of Light’, say they were fleeing discrimination experienced in Turkey.