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The Kültepe-Kani?-Karum trade colony in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri continues to amaze archeologists, with an expert at the dig revealing that tablets citing women?s rights were discovered at the Bronze Age settlement.

The AKP has lost its majority in Turkey?s television watchdog, but that doesn?t mean it won?t be able to continue dominating the news media, influencing election outcomes. Coalition talks have just begun in Turkey, but many observers are already predicting that an early election will be held, regardless of whether or not a coalition government can be formed.

With the first round of negotiations to form a coalition government having started, demands voiced by the business world have been increasing, mostly saying that a ?broad-based coalition should be formed soon.?  

The election of four deputies from non-Muslim communities will contribute to finding solutions for minorities' problems, says a prominent activist. "Minorities are in a demographic coma.

The legal battle over the housing of a bear, which had been the subject of a lawsuit for seven years, has finally come to an end after it was decided the animal would stay with her adopted human ?mother,? daily Hürriyet has reported. 

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Turkey's Council of State has annulled the decisions which had permitted the construction of the controversial presidential palace of President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an in an area called Atatürk Forest Farm (AOÇ) in the Be?tepe neighborhood of the capital Ankara, saying the construction was "unlawful" and the AOÇ was public property with "special status."

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has inaugurated a mosque on the grounds of the gargantuan new presidential palace in Ankara and opened it to the public, while highlighting a Quranic verse praising ?patience.?

?I am praying to God that the prayers recited in this mosque will be accepted by Him,? Erdo?an said while opening Be?tepe People?s Mosque on July 3.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has inaugurated a mosque on the grounds of his gigantic palace complex and opened it to the public in an apparent effort to stave off more criticism over his state spending.

?I am praying to God that the prayers recited in this mosque will be accepted by Him,? Erdo?an said while opening Be?tepe People?s Mosque in Ankara on July 3.

In the worst hours of concern over the potential Greek default and "Grexit" last weekend, groups of prominent Turkish and Greek businessmen gathered on the Greek island of Rhodes to brainstorm ways to further boost their annual $5.5 billion trade. 

The Jazz in Ramadan Festival is set to be held from July 4 to 11 in Istanbul and Ankara. 

At a press conference held at the French Palace in Istanbul, French Consul General Muriel Domenach said an iftar meal and public concert was held in the garden of the palace for the first time last year.