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A construction project on the uninhabited Yass?ada, a small but infamous island located off the coast of Istanbul?s Asian side in the Marmara Sea, was officially started on May 14 in a ceremony with the participation of the prime minister.

Former Prime Minister Costas Simitis and PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos on Wednesday both heaped heavy criticism on former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, appearing as witnesses at the latter?s appeal trial against his lengthy sentence for money laundering.

A probe has been opened into allegations of forgery in digital data, which formed the key evidence in the alleged coup plot case "Balyoz" (Sledgehammer).

The Turkish Constitutional Court has decided that the five-year sentence handed down to three local politicians who campaigned in Kurdish back in 2009 was unjust, ruling a retrial of the suspects.

The Turkish Constitutional Court has decided that the five-year sentence handed down to three local politicians who propagated in Kurdish back in 2009 was unjust, ruling a retrial of the suspects.

Ex-Prime Minister Costas Simitis told a court on Wednesday that ex-Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos would have been in a position to accept bribes when he was part of the PASOK government.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an called the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) executives "clowns." For the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), he uttered the statement, "Their name is social democrat but they are themselves fascists." The other day, he said, "They are ignoble," about certain columnists. 

The body of the leader of Turkey?s 1980 military coup and former president was taken to the military headquarters in Ankara on May 12, for a funeral service that was boycotted by the government and opposition politicians.

Airport police in Northern Cyprus have detained a Turkish fashion designer for smuggling marijuana into the country.

Barbaros ?ansal, a famous designer in Turkey, bought a house in Kyrenia in February and began spending most of his time on the island.

Police have begun to stand guard to protect a much-debated statue of an Ottoman prince taking a selfie with a smart phone in a historic Turkish town.

The bizarre steel statue was erected by the municipality in the Black Sea province of Amasya on May 9. Although it was criticized by some as a tasteless anachronism, it has attracted scores of tourists.