Ali Kaya

The ancient city of Jethro in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa doesn't get as much as attention as nearby Harran, but locals and visitors are hoping that will soon change.

A total of 13 suspects including journalists and writers appeared before a judge in the ninth hearing of the OdaTV case on Feb. 15, charged with membership of the "Ergenekon" organization. 

The controversial case was initially pursued by prosecutors with links to the Gülen movement, an ally turned enemy of the government. 

Turkish athletics has failed to recover at the 2014 European Athletics Championship in Zurich from last year’s doping scandal that saw several Turkish athletes, including Olympic 1,500-meter champion Aslı Çakır Alptekin, banned from their sports.