Ankara Governor's Office
Heavy downpours expected in western parts of country
The Turkish State Meteorological Service has declared a "yellow alert" warning for 16 provinces, warning citizens to be careful and cautious against the possibilities of floods, lightning, landslides, and strong winds.
Some 1,200 cyclists compete in 1st Ankara Gran Fondo
The Turkish capital Ankara has hosted its first Gran Fondo, a long-distance road bike race for amateur cyclists with or without a license, in which some 1,200 cyclists from 25 countries competed on two different tracks.
The races, conducted with the support of the country's Youth and Sports Ministry and Ankara Governor's Office, started in Anıttepe and ended at Lake Mogan.
Officials dismiss claims of anthrax incident in Ankara's Mamak district
The Ankara Governor's Office on Sept. 10 dismissed claims regarding an anthrax incident in the capital's Mamak district.
Compensation to be paid to 2015 Ankara attack victim's family
An Ankara court on Sept. 5 ruled for the Interior Ministry and Ankara Governor's Office to pay 400,000 Turkish Liras (approximately $60,440) in non-pecuniary damages to the family of a victim who was killed in a 2015 Ankara train station attack.
Communist LGBT group's film screening banned in Ankara
The Ankara Governor's Office has banned the movie screening event of a communist LGBT group which was to be held in the capital city on June 28, citing the ongoing state of emergency in the country as a reason for the ban.
Turkish Interior Minister's photo with funeral attacker stirs debate
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu's picture with one of the attackers of the funeral of the jailed Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker Aysel Tuğluk's mother has stirred debate. The minister responded by saying he did not know the person he posed with was among the suspects.
Mob attacks funeral of mother of jailed HDP deputy co-chair Tuğluk in Ankara
The burial of the mother jailed Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy co-chair Aysel Tuğluk was attacked by a group chanting racist slogans in the capital Ankara late on Sept. 13, temporarily preventing the burial from taking place.
An investigation has been opened by the Interior Ministry into the incident, which has drawn condemnation across the political spectrum.
Funeral of mother of jailed deputy HDP co-chair Tuğluk attacked by group in Ankara
The burial of the mother jailed Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Aysel Tuğluk was attacked by a group chanting racist slogans in the capital Ankara late on Sept. 13, temporarily preventing the burial from taking place.
An investigation has been opened by the Interior Ministry into the incident, which has drawn condemnation across the political spectrum.
Quadruple more trees than those cut down to be planted in ODTÜ, Ankara mayor says
Quadruple the number of trees as those cut down in the forest of Ankara's Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) will be planted elsewhere, instead of the double that had been promised, Mayor Melih Gökçek claimed on Sept. 12.
Construction of new road cutting through ODTÜ's forest starts after deal with Ankara governor's office
The construction of a new road set to cut through Middle East Technical University's (ODTÜ) forested campus in the capital Ankara started on Sept. 9, after the university and the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality agreed on the details of the road in a protocol signed the previous day upon an instruction from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.