Çankaya, Ankara

The European Union is extremely concerned about the of Turkish deputies from the pro-Kurdish opposition party and has called a meeting of the ambassadors of member-states in Ankara, announced Federica Mogherini High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

The celebrations marking the 93rd anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic began on Oct. 29 with a ceremony at Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Ankara.      

Turkey is set to officially mark the 93th anniversary of its republic's founding day on Oct. 29, with celebrations for the day being excluded from a security-motivated ban on public events that the government imposed on the capital Ankara. 

A man with disabilities who was selling tissues in Ankara has been killed after being hit by a car late on Oct. 25.

The incident occurred on Türkocağı Street in Çankaya when a car with foreign license plates suddenly changed lanes after the vehicle in front braked abruptly, resulting in the driver hitting the unidentified man before fleeing the scene.

The anniversary of the country's founding, Oct. 29 Republic Day, will be marked, while the commemoration of the death of the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, on Nov. 10 will not be postponed, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced on Oct. 19.

Turkey is like a "semi-open prison," main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said in a speech on the rising number of jailed journalists and writers in the country. 

A controversial playground constructed near the Ankara mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding father of the Turkish Republic,was removed after prompting anger on social media on Sept. 25. 

Earlier, The General Staff had announced it had unanimously decided to demolish the playground.

A group of protesters partly removed a controversial playground constructed near the mausoleum of the Republic of Turkey's founding father Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the capital Ankara, Anıtkabir, on Sept. 24 after it prompted anger on social media.

A children's playground area constructed near the mausoleum of the Republic of Turkey's founding father Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in the capital Ankara has prompted anger on social media, with many complaining of "disrespect."

The authorities pledged to the government through the state of emergency should not be used as a tool "to jail all opponents," the leader of Turkey's main opposition party has said, vowing to continue to walk the road to democracy and rule of law despite difficulties.