ISTANBUL

Seven militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in military operations in the southeastern town of Derik, a district in the southeastern province of Mardin, while one soldier was killed and another was injured.

A huge blast has occurred at Bayrampasa metro station of Istanbul, local media report.

Latest reports suggest there were no casualties, but several people were injured.

District Mayor Atilla Aydiner is quoted as saying the blast had been caused by a bomb. Earlier reports had suggested a power transformer had caused the incident.
 

A blast was reported at Bayrampaşa metro station on the European side of Istanbul. As a result of the explosion, the operation of trains has stopped. Initial reports stated that the explosion had been caused by a power transformer and that one person had been killed, however these early reports were negated.

A mysterious blast has occurred near Istanbul's central Bayrampa?a metro station with the Istanbul governor stating one citizen injured as the cause of the explosion remains unknown.

Istanbul Governor Vasip ?ahin said that one citizen slightly injured in the unknown explosion.

Meanwhile, a hand-made bomb was the cause of the explosion in Istanbul, Do?an news ageny reported.

A mysterious blast has occurred near Istanbul's central Bayrampa?a metro station with the Istanbul governor stating that the cause of the explosion remains unknown.  

At least six people were wounded, according to Anadolu Agency, which said the blast occurred at an overpass by the metro station.

Russia may freeze work on the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project for several years in retaliation against Ankara for the shooting down of a Russian air force jet, two sources at Russian gas giant Gazprom told Reuters. The Kremlin has imposed trade sanctions on Turkey over the jet incident last week but so far the measures have not affected the Russian energy exports to Turkey that are the core

Veteran Turkish journalist Hasan Pulur has laid to rest in Istanbul following a funeral in Istanbul that drew a large number of journalists and lawmakers.

Pulur died from organ failure at Florence Nightingale Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for the past six months. 

The third Istanbul Design Biennial will be held from Oct. 22 to Dec. 4, 2016, under the auspices of the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (?KSV) with a focus on the connection between design and humanity.

Curators Beatriz Colomina and Mark Wigley announced the concept of the biennial at a meeting held Dec. 1 at the Istanbul Archaeological Museums Library.

The co-chairs of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirta? and Figen Yüksekda?, have filed declarations of their property to the Turkish parliament.

The move came a day after Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu made the same move, while also declaring the properties of his spouse and his son.

The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has launched an international appeal for the release of arrested Cumhuriyet journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, as well as many other reporters who remain detained in Turkey.