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Snow dominated Turkey's agenda on the last day of the year, as thousands were stranded on roads that were blocked due to heavy snowfall while schools in some provinces were canceled for the day.

Western and central Turkish provinces welcomed a heavy snowfall on Dec. 30, which has affected transportation on main roads as well as air traffic.

Turkey's meteorology institute has warned citizens about possible problems resulting from the snowy weather that has hit many provinces, including Istanbul, Tekirdağ, Bolu, Bursa, Balıkesir, Çanakkale, Kastamonu, İzmir and Eskişehir.

A report drafted by a civil rights organization has drawn a picture of the plight of transgender individuals in Turkey, finding that half of all transgender women sex workers in the country have been subjected to physical violence from police. It also states that the murder of transgender individuals in Turkey amounts to 40 percent of the total number of such killings in all of Europe.

The Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) decided to focus on “lies and gossip via the use of technological devices” as the topic in this week’s Friday sermon preached in Istanbul’s mosques.

Adapted from Czech playwright Franz Kafka’s “Letter to His Father,” the play “Kafka and Son” is set to be performed in Turkey for the first time.

“Kafka and Son” is produced by Theaturtle and Richard Jordan Productions Ltd., in association with Assembly Rooms. The tour in Turkey was organized by Hakan Silahsızoğlu and Feyzan Yılmaz.

The suspect in the gruesome murder of an Azeri woman in Istanbul has been arrested after 13 years, as "the puzzle" has finally been solved thanks to new forensic technologies, Doğan News Agency reported.

Tofaş, the automaker owned by Turkey and Italy’s Fiat, said today it will invest $1 billion to produce three new models of cars, mainly for export. The Bursa, Turkey-based carmaker targets the production of 1.3 million hatchbacks, station wagons and sedans between 2016 and 2023, it said in a written statement to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP).

A much–hyped panic button system intended to protect women against violence has been a failure, Family and Social Policies Minister Ayşenur İslam has acknowledged, after the government conducted an impact analysis regarding the panic button system.

Boastful of its environmental policy despite activists’ outcry over gargantuan projects that will lead to massive deforestation around the city, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has announced plans to enter a competition to be chosen as European Green Capital of 2017.

Turkey has been keen to preserve its heritage amid recent examples of mass tourism damaging unique sites. ‘A balance must be achieved between attracting tourists keen to visit Turkey’s