People ' s Party

As part of his campaign for the Nov. 1 snap election, the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu, will gather with Turkish citizens during consecutive visits to six European countries, where he will also meet top European politicians in order to discuss the growing refugee crisis the EU has encountered. 

The water has been cleared and schools of fish have been seen in a shallow section of a creek in Istanbul's Asian side, which has long been a point of consternation over excessive pollution, after a cleaning project conducted over the last two months.

Hundreds of women have taken to the streets on bicycles in multiple events in western and southern Turkey to raise awareness of sustainable transportation methods, as Sept. 20 marked "The World Cities without Cars Day."

Political parties in Turkey have announced their MP candidates for the crucial Nov. 1 election, providing a number of hints for observers who are wondering whether the outcome will be dramatically different than the June 7 polls. Before coming to surprises, let's first lay out some broad figures: 

The major player in Turkey's interim government, the Justice and Development Party (AKP), has made striking changes to its candidate list for the Nov. 1 snap election compared to its lineup for the June 7 parliamentary election, in which the AKP's votes dropped almost 10 percent.

The attempts at bringing the press to order by use of force presented themselves through the double attack on Hürriyet earlier this month. The first example of such an assault in the history of Turkey was a mob attack targeting the printing press center of Tan newspaper in December 1945.

Weeks to go to Nov. 1 snap elections, the deadline for political parties to submit their candidate lists to the country's top election authority ends on Sept. 18, with the Justice and Development Party (AKP) initiating a major revision to their previous list of the June 7 elections.

Around 150 Syrian migrants have returned to Istanbul after authorities blocked their way to Greece in the border province of Edirne, but a similar number have arrived at the highway waiting to enter the province.

Turkey is hosting over 250,000 Syrians at refugee camps coordinated by the Prime Ministry's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, a senior governmental official has said.

The Customs Ministry's inspection board has prepared a report about the suspicious activities of companies tied to one of the central figures in the 2013 graft probe, Interim Customs Minister Cenap A?ç? has said, suggesting that the firms violated rules on the trading of Turkish currency.