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'All cats caught,' Turkish official reassures public over Election Day blackouts
A top electoral official in Turkey has reassured the public that the controversial blackouts during the local elections last year would not be repeated in the upcoming parliamentary elections, as ?all cats have been caught.?
Lauded poet to be guest of honor at ?zmir Book Fair
Acclaimed Turkish poet Süreyya Berfe will be the guest of honor at this year?s ?zmir Book Fair.
The 20th version of the annual fair is scheduled to take place at the Kültürpark Fair Area between April 18 and 26. More than 400 publishing houses and NGOs will attend the fair in the western Turkish city.
Turkish architects sue Ankara Mayor over 'Transformers' statue
Turkey?s Chamber of Architects and Engineers (TMMOB) has filed a criminal complaint against Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek over his controversial decision to erect a ?Transformers-esque? statue in the Turkish capital.
TMMOB?s Ankara branch head Tezcan Karaku? Candan told daily Hürriyet on April 8 that Gökçek ?wasted taxpayer?s money.?
Turkish prosecutor shot by perpetrators' gun, authorities say
An autopsy report has alleged that Turkish prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz was shot with a gun belonging to militants during a police operation at Ça?layan Courthouse on March 31, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor?s Office said April 2.
Walking on high heels is difficult
I was away from the country, so be assured everyone that neither myself nor any cat was involved in the national day of remembrance of the discovery of electricity. I do not even have a cat anyhow?
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Turkish beauty queen's bedroom 'bugged by in-laws'
A former Turkish beauty queen has sued her former in-laws for bugging her bedroom with the help of her ex-husband, according to a local media report.
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Turkey's 'hottest' religious education teacher shakes social media
Turkey?s answer to Pietro Boselli, the hottest math teacher in the world, teaches Islam to school children.
Meet Serhat Karanfil, a religious culture and ethics class teacher from the western Turkish province of Bursa.
Karanfil has recently been put in the public spotlight in Turkey after many of his students posted his photos on social media.
The anatomy of a fight
Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has actually prevented Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek's disappearance.
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In-house AKP fight is over, Turkish PM Davuto?lu says
The polemic between Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Ar?nç and Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek is over, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has declared, vowing zero tolerance for those in the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) conducting in-house quarrels in public ahead of the parliamentary elections.
Ottoman detective drama treading new path in Turkey
Turkish state TV's Ottoman detective drama, 'Filinta,' is the first of its kind in the history of Turkish television.