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The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation against the famous pop singer Gülşen following her words she uttered against the students of state religious "imam hatip" high schools.

A cave in which Hüseyin Gazi, the father of the Turkish epic hero, Battal Gazi, once lived will be opened to tourism following an order by the president.

Outside his butchery in the south of Iran's capital, Ali cuts up a sheep carcass for customers who, like him, have seen inflation and subsidy reform devour their purchasing power.

"My sales have fallen significantly -- almost by half," Ali, 50, told AFP.

"What can I say? I am a butcher and you may not believe me, but sometimes I don't eat meat for a week," he added.

Security forces have cracked down on a fraud ring that included a judge, prosecutors and a former soldier.

The crime group, which is led by Salice Fedakar, has been on the National Intelligence Organization's (MİT) radar for some time.

Famous institutions and celebrities have applied to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality to adopt "Boji," the city's beloved stray dog that gained fame after being spotted by locals for touring the city with public transport and framed over pooping on a train.

"Boji," Istanbul's beloved stray dog who has captured hearts after being spotted by the city's locals for regularly using public transport, has been framed and accused of pooping on a train.

Footage from a surveillance camera showed a man leaving the poop on the seat of a train, attempting to frame Boji and accuse him of leaving the feces on public transport.

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the world as we know it, altering our habits from the way we travel to interaction between people.

Despite all the discomfort and problems it has brought along, one unlikely benefit of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be that restaurants are now wasting much less food. 

A church dating back 1,600 years, built by the first Christian community, has been found in the ancient city of Priene in the western province of Aydın's Söke district.

Ali Erbaş was reappointed as the head of the Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) with a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette on Sept. 17.

"I would like to thank our president, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who appreciated reappointing us to this noble task," Erbaş said.

Archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Alabanda in the western province of Aydın have brought to light the fragments of the statue of Roman Emperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus.

The statue is believed to date back 1,900 years.