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The Nation Alliance, made up of opposition parties, should soon start working on the details of the improved parliamentary system in a bid to abandon the executive presidential system, the head of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has said, claiming the next elections will constitute an historic milestone for Turkish democracy.

Some 14 Turkish Cypriot children, who were killed by infamous EOKA-B members during the Cyprus Operation in 1974 and buried in a mass grave following the massacre, will receive head-stones after their identities were confirmed through DNA tests made by the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP).

Flocks of dead seagulls have been found scattered around Lake Van in Turkey's east.
The incident recently came to light after several residents contacted officials about seeing the dead and dying birds around the lake.
Residents in the area have been demanding that authorities look deeper into the collective deaths, which happen on an annual basis.

The Çamlıkoy Nature Park, which houses different shades of green, a clean sea, and camping and recreation areas, has become the preferred hotspot for local tourists during the pandemic with its proximity to Istanbul and its unique nature.

Works have commenced for the remaining part of the Üsküdar Square Expansion Project, which was stopped three years ago when cracks occurred on the walls of the Şemsi Ahmet Paşa Mosque in Istanbul's Üsküdar district, built in 1580 by the prominent Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will send an abacus to the Istanbul Governor's Office in protest at its announcement that the "Justice Rally" on July 9 in Istanbul's Maltepe district was attended by only 175,000 people, CHP deputy Özgür Özel has said.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has officially been at the helm of Turkey's diplomatic team for years. He previously served as a member of the Turkish group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and was later elected as its chairman.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) sought to commit another attack after a suicide bombing a street wedding in the southeastern province of Gaziantep, the local governor's office has said, adding that the bomber was a 22- or 23-year-old Turkish-speaking male.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) head Devlet Bahçeli has slammed the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) close relations with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, comparing KRG President Masoud Barzani to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). 

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will do anything to stay in power, including committing political murder, Turkey's main opposition leader has said.

"Turkey is step by step sliding towards an authoritarian regime," Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu told a group of reporters late on March 12 in the Seferihisar district of Aegean ?zmir province.