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One village guard was killed during clashes between security forces and outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants on Nov. 11 in the Genç district of the eastern Turkish province of Bingöl. 

The 28-year-old Mehmet Koçdağ succumbed to his injuries at the Genç Public Hospital after being wounded in clashes with PKK militants.

Military scientists in the US have revealed a series of experiments designs to create ‘supersoldiers’ with enhanced mental capabilities.
The successful tests used electrical brain stimulators to enhance the mental skills of soldiers.
It is hoped the research could lead to treatments for drone operators, air crews and others in demanding roles.

Socialist-backed presidential candidate Rumen Radev is on the brink of winning the election to become the next head of state, "in the process potentially upturning the apple cart of Bulgarian politics," the Financial Times writes.

A story published after Radev came first in the November 06 presidential election explores the potential implications of his victory in the runoff vote.

Bulgarians said no to apathy and voted for change, Rumen Radev, the main opposition party's presidential candidate has said.

Radev has earned the best result in the vote held on Sunday, with the ruling GERB party's candidate Tsetska Tsacheva lagging behind.

The junior ally in Bulgaria's minority coalition government will fully stand behind Tsetska Tsacheva, the main ruling party candidate, in the presidential election runoff, one of its co-chairs has said.

A decision has been taken by the Reformist Bloc (RB) coalition to back GERB's candidate, Bozhidar Lukarski has told public broadcaster BNT.

Popular conspiracy theories in Turkey alleging U.S. involvement in the July 15 military coup attempt are deeply disturbing and frustrating, according to Jennifer Davis, the new U.S. Consul-General to Istanbul. 

"If we had known about the coup, I can say with absolute certainty we would have informed the Turkish government," Davis told daily Hürriyet in an exclusive interview.   

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has made it clear he will wait for until after presidential elections held on Sunday.

"We have to count or motion of confidence," Borisov has added, in a reference to trust in the governing coalition, when asked by reporters after casting a ballot in the Sofia suburb of Bankya.

He has not denied that changes to the cabinet are possible.

Maj Gen Rumen Radev runs as an independent, but is the de facto endorsement by the second-largest party in Parliament, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP).

Bulgarians are heading to the polls on Sunday to elect the country's new President and vote in a referendum on the political system.

Turkey's military academy will resume student admissions in February 2017, following a halt after the failed July 15 coup attempt.

The academic year will kick off in February 2017 primarily for the air force academy, according to an official from the Defense Ministry who wanted to remain anonymous.