Mass media

A memorandum signed in Moscow on Tuesday enables Russia to "significantly activate" the delivery of weapons to Serbia, writes a Moscow-based daily.

The Kommersant reported this citing sources in the Russian government.

Police officers forcefully entered the Koza ?pek Holding headquarters in Ankara on Oct. 27 after a court ordered appointment of a trustee panel to the holding.

An Ankara court made the ruling Oct. 26 upon the request of the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office days before the repeat general elections on Nov. 1. 

The Bulgarian movie "The Judgement" won the Grand Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the annual Heartland Film Festival, which took place in Indianapolis between October 16 and 25.

The film, which is directed by Stephan Komandarev, was awarded USD 45 000 at the 24th edition of the festival.

An earthquake measuring 7.7 has hit the north of Pakistan and has been felt cross the region, from Afghanistan to Northern India, the US Geological survey has said.

No reports of casualties have been immediately available.

Al Jazeera reports tremors were felt for 30-40 seconds.

Çetin Altan, a prominent figure in the Turkish journalism history, died on Oct. 22 of pneumonia-driven respiratory failure and septic shock. He was 88.

Altan had been hospitalized in June and was later discharged. However, he was hospitalized at Fatih University hospital in the Maltepe district of Istanbul as his condition worsened.

A journalist close to the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has given testimony on his death threat against daily Hürriyet columnist Ahmet Hakan, saying his former statement was not a death threat, but ?ironic? criticism, daily Hürriyet has reported.

The Mayor of Belgrade has apologised to journalists who had their equipment confiscated when they were trying to question him.

A statement released by the Journalists' Association of Serbia reported that the Mayor said the incident happened after a group of unknown people approached him during talks with a contractor at the Belgrade Waterfront site, saying they were journalists.

More than 160,000 viewers on Youtube across the Western Balkans region have been amused or bemused by some videos that former Croatian President Ivo Josipovic released on Sunday.

Videos showing Josipovic and people from his "Forwards Croatia - Progressive Alliance" party became an instant hit on Youtube, social networks and websites.

A Kurdish problem-oriented Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy candidate for the June 7 elections has claimed he was tortured while under detention for allegedly sharing posts on Twitter which gave information in advance about the Ankara bombing on Oct. 10, daily Cumhuriyet reported on its website on Oct. 18.

Turkey?s TV watchdog will send warning letters to the country?s pay satellite network and TV operators for their removal of seven TV channels known to be close to the Gülen movement.

Turkey?s media watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), discussed on Oct. 14 the removal decision of four platforms over a prosecutor?s demand without a court ruling.