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Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Council has decided to allocate the area of the controversial palace to the presidency, just two months after allocating the area to the prime ministry, while the Ankara Chamber of Architect said it will appeal the decision.

The election of Turkey?s new parliamentary speaker will be the first area in which possible coalition options will be tested, while discussion on possible candidates from the four political parties in the legislature has commenced. 

Greek authorities feared a backlash on Wednesday following an Athens prosecutor?s proposal that a request by anarchist and convicted robber Nikos Romanos asking that he be allowed to attend classes at an Athens technical college (TEI) wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet be rejected.