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Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has referred to a tragic seven-year-old event from Japan to criticize the government and a former Cabinet minister over alleged bribery and corruption.

Turkey moving in wrong direction - EP official

VIENNA -- European parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee chair Elmar Brok has said that Turkey is "increasingly moving away from Europe."

Reza Zarrab, the controversial businessman involved in the bribery claims in Turkey's suppressed graft probe, has withdrawn his defamation case against Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli.

The decision came on Dec. 16, as the court hearing the case awaited documents from Iranian officials on his business ties in the neighboring country. 

A woman tea-maker at the Youth and Sport's Ministry in Turkey's capital Ankara was severely wounded after being stabbed six times by a male co-worker on Dec. 16. 

The man, also a tea-maker only identified at F.B., stabbed his colleague, only identified as G.Ç., six times early on Dec. 16 inside the ministry's building in Ankara, reportedly due to money issues.

The leader of Turkey’s main opposition has called on all opposition groups to stand against the “coup plotted by the government against democracy,” following raids against members of the Gülen movement.

Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu also expressed concern that the mainstream media "could soon feel the government’s wrath."

The Culture and Tourism Ministry's committee to support private theaters in Turkey has stirred controversy with proposed changes to funding methods for the new season, with critics saying the move attempts to punish dissident theater houses.

Trees are being felled in Istanbul's Beykoz district in order to make room for facilities as part of a giant forest park project conducted by the Forestry and Waterworks Ministry.

Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç failed to completely deny recent claims that hundreds of relatives and friends of Cabinet members and ruling party lawmakers have been appointed to government positions without passing the required public personnel examination.

Opposition parties have criticized the government over its targets during budget talks in Parliament, asking it to reveal spending details.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has called on the government to explain where taxpayers' money is going and how the budget is being used.

Continuing with democratic reforms is key for Turkey to advance its EU accession process, Kati Piri, the European Parliament's new rapporteur to Turkey, has said on her first visit to Ankara.