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July 2024	Urfa Trolleybus service began following the originally planned route after street repairs, with overhead wires covering most sections.
July 2024	Urfa Trolleybus service began operating on the originally planned full 7.1-km route after street repairs, with route 63 starting at Emirgan Aktarma Merkezi.
2023	Urfa Province governor Abdullah Erin announced plans to open 13 additional shoe factories in the Urfa Organized Industrial Zone, with projected employment of 20,000 people and an annual shoe production of 30 million pairs.
April 28 2023	Urfa The trolleybus line opened for service, with six of the 12 vehicles received, but initially operating on only about 600 metres of the 7.1-km route due to earthquake damage.
April 28 2023	Urfa Trolleybus line officially opened for service, with six of 12 vehicles received and operating on a limited 600-metre section due to street damage.
April 28 2023	Urfa Trolleybus line opened for service, initially operating on only about 600 metres of the 7.1-km route due to street damage.
February 2023	Urfa Earthquake caused damage to certain streets, impacting the planned trolleybus route.
February 6 2023	Urfa Urfa suffered damage from the twin Turkey-Syria earthquakes, which impacted the region significantly.
2022	Niğde Population of Niğde was recorded as 170,511, highlighting the city's current demographic status in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey.
2022	Urfa Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba resigns from his position as a Member of Parliament.
2022	Urfa Demolition of the old state hospital in Atatürk mahalle of Haliliye district was completed, with plans to build a new 150-bed children's hospital on the site.
April 2022	Urfa First of the 12 standard-articulated trolleybuses was delivered.
2021	Urfa Urfa province produced 38,576 tons of pistachios from 29.7 million pistachio trees, with the local variety officially known as 'Urfa flax village pistachio'.
2020	Urfa Work on additional trolleybus vehicles was suspended, and the single vehicle delivered in 2018 remained the only trolleybus completed.
December 2020	Urfa Original order for 10 bi-articulated trolleybuses was replaced with an order for 12 standard-articulated vehicles.
July 2019	Urfa Local authorities in Urfa mandate removal of all Arabic-language signs on Syrian-owned businesses, requiring them to be replaced with Turkish-language signs.
January 2019	Urfa FLO planned to open a second factory in Urfa, with intentions to employ an additional 1,500 people.
September 2018	Urfa First of 10 bi-articulated trolleybuses built by Bozankaya manufacturer was received.
2017	Urfa Relations between Syrians and Turks in Urfa begin to deteriorate, with growing tensions and perception of economic impacts from Syrian refugees.
December 2017	Urfa Construction of the first phase of a planned 78 km trolleybus network began in late 2017.
2016	Urfa The two branch hospitals were reunited into a single Training and Research Hospital in a new building, addressing bed shortage and consolidating healthcare services.
2015	Urfa Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba is elected to the National Assembly as an AKP member, replacing previous Urfa MP Faruk Çelik.
2015	Urfa A new landscaping project for the Kızılkoyun necropolis was commenced.
2015	Urfa The Şanlıurfa Museum relocated to its present location, expanding to become the largest museum in Turkey with over 34,000 square meters of indoor space and 14 exhibition halls.
2014	Urfa During the Syrian Civil War, Urfa became a gateway for jihadists entering Syria, particularly due to its proximity to the Akçakale-Tall Abyad border crossing and Raqqa, which was the capital of the Islamic State.
2013	Urfa Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba rejoins the AKP (Justice and Development Party) after a period of being with the Felicity Party.
2012	Urfa The necropolis was officially registered as the Yenimahalle Urban Archaeological Site, resulting in the demolition of 387 houses and workplaces on the premises.
2012	Urfa FLO, an Istanbul-based shoe retailer, opened a shoe factory in Urfa, employing 900 people and becoming the largest footwear factory in the region, producing 1.8 million pairs of shoes annually.
2011	Urfa Outbreak of the Syrian Civil War leads to large numbers of Syrian refugees settling in Urfa due to its proximity to the border and employment opportunities.

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