In accordance with this, the inflation rate for the past year is currently 11.80%.

According to the figures published by the "prime ministry state planning organisation" there have been increases in 372 items and decreases in 123 items.

The first three goods to see the highest increase are fresh grapes by 83.98%, tomatoes by 80.62 % and cauliflower by 64.56%.

The first three goods to show the highest decrease are pumpkin by 24.87 %, artichoke by 22.58 % and fresh broad beans by 21.69 %.

[05] Bertu Dedeler has been elected as the "new chairman" of the "CTP youth organization"

According to the paper, Bertu Dedeler has been elected as the new chairman of the "youth organization".

Speaking after his "election", Dedeler stated that the youth should be active in all platforms and sectors of the "society". He stressed the importance of the Turkish Cypriot youth voice to be heard not only in Cyprus but also in international organizations. He further stressed their important contribution to the efforts for reaching to a solution in Cyprus.

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[06] Ozyigit: "Efforts would be exerted so that the Turkish Cypriot literature to be included at the school's curriculum"

According to the paper, the symposium will last two days. Authors, writers and teachers of literature from foreign countries, such as Turkey, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, "Gagauzia", Moldavia, Iran Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Poland and Russia are attending the symposium writes the paper.

In statements during the inauguration ceremony, Ozyigit promised that efforts will be exerted so that the Turkish Cypriot literature to be included in the education curriculum at "schools".

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[07] Police foil ISIL attack plot against US Embassy in Ankara

The detentions came after the Ankara Governor's Office stated late on March 4 that extra security measures had been taken in the city upon intelligence that "terrorist actions" could take place in areas where U.S. citizens are located.

"Upon intelligence coming to our units from U.S. sources that terrorist actions could be undertaken targeting the U.S. Embassy and where U.S. citizens are staying, security measures have been reviewed and extra measures have been taken," the Governor's Office said.

The U.S. Embassy in Turkey announced that it has suspended operations on March 5 and 6 due to an unspecified security threat.

A statement posted on the embassy's website on March 4 urged U.S. citizens to avoid the Embassy in Ankara and large crowds, as well as to "keep a low profile."

The statement said the Embassy will be closed "due to a security threat. The Embassy will announce its reopening, once it resumes services." It did not give details about the threat.

On March 5, Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said U.S. consulates in Turkey were "operating as normal.

[08] Turkish court rules against the release of 2 Greek soldiers

As they pleaded their innocence, a Turkish court rejected the appeal by lawyers to release the two Greek soldiers arrested last week in the border city of Edirne for spying on the Turkish side of the Greek-Turkish border.

Lt. Angelos Mitredotis and Sgt. Dimitris Kouklazis were found by patrolling Turkish soldiers in a forbidden military zone, allegedly taking photos for espionage purposes. A court in Edirne, where the border dividing the two countries by the Meric River lies, has accepted the prosecutor's plea to arrest them for attempted espionage. Since their arrest Friday, the soldiers are being held in a maximum-security prison in the city, separate from other inmates.

Speaking at a news conference following a meeting in Ankara, Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said that the exchange of Greek soldiers with pro-coup Gulenist Terror Group (FETO) soldiers seeking asylum in Greece is out of question.

The two suspects claimed innocence and told interrogators that they were "lost" in bad weather while patrolling the border. When questioned by prosecutors, they said they were lost while tracing footprints in a snowy area, in order to find human smugglers and illegal immigrants. The area in which they were caught is a popular transit point for migrants crossing into Greece from Turkey as well as for fugitives. They explained that they took photos of the area to "show their superiors the work they have done."

In its verdict for the continued detention of the soldiers, the court ruled that the soldiers had no "residence" in Edirne and an examination of digital evidence found on them was still in progress.

[09] Cavusoglu due to Germany and Austria