Erzurum

On this date in 1915, hundreds of Armenian intellectuals – Christians, for the most part – were forcibly deported from the Turkish capital of Constantinople. The number soon escalated into the thousands, and most were eventually murdered.

Nevruz, the day marking the beginning of spring, has been celebrated despite restrictions across Turkey due to security concerns. 

Police intervened with tear gas against a group of protesters, who - despite a ban by the Istanbul Governor's Office - sought to celebrate Nevruz in the Bak?rköy district on March 20. State-run Anadolu Agency reported that "many" people were detained. 

The Diyarbak?r Governor's Office approved a Nevruz celebration in the city on March 17, while celebrations planned in other provinces in the country's eastern and southeastern were banned due to security reasons.

An election campaign truck of the main opposition Republican People?s Party (CHP) has been prevented from entering a city square in the eastern province of Erzurum, Do?an News Agency reported on May 29.