Abdullah Özyurt

With the cost of private beach facilities continuing to rise, more and more families are opting for public beaches, spurred by ongoing efforts to promote and expand them.

The trend is evident in locations like Kilyos, where Istanbulites often set up chairs, tables and tents to enjoy the seaside and take a refreshing dip in cooling waters.

A journalist in southern Turkey has been sentenced to a five-month suspended prison sentence, while the houses of two more journalists from the same city have been raided by police, all for ?insulting? President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an on their social media accounts.

The houses of two journalists in southern Turkey have been raided by police for ?insulting? President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an on Twitter, while another journalist has testified in Istanbul for committing the same alleged crime in his book.