Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş

Cities across Türkiye witnessed a large number of events and marches marking International Women's Day on March 8, with the country honoring strong women achieving numerous successes in various fields, while also seeking ways to address the escalating issue of femicide.

On the first anniversary of the Feb. 6 earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, ministers and political party leaders have commemorated the victims with messages on their social media accounts.

After long and comprehensive efforts, Turkish authorities have successfully reunited a 14-year-old girl who was abducted from the western province of Manisa by an Afghan national and taken to Iran two years ago with her family.

The Family and Social Services Ministry has initiated an application to prioritize support for women and children who are victims of violence, as a social support hotline has seen a significant surge in calls since March, Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş has said.

Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş announced the country's first-ever comprehensive elderly profile survey, aiming to safeguard the elderly population by identifying potential risks they might face.

In response to the recent devastating floods in the country's north that have claimed the lives of three people, Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş has announced that a sum of 50 million Turkish Liras ($1.9 million) has been allocated to address the urgent and basic needs of the affected regions.

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and the ministers of the new cabinet of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have taken oath at the parliament to officially start their job.

Yılmaz and the ministers came to the parliament to take oath on June 7 after taking over their jobs from their predecessors.

Turkey's top diplomat arrived in Algiers on Jan. 6 for official talks on bilateral relations with Algerian authorities.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu was welcomed by his Algerian counterpart Sabri Boukadoum and Turkish Ambassador Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş.

He is to meet Algerian authorities to discuss bilateral ties and recent regional and international developments.