Alper Taşdelen
Turkish Garbage Collectors open a library made up entirely of abandoned books
Garbage collectors in Ankara, Turkey open a library which is made up entirely of abandoned books, CNN reported.
The library found its home in a former brick factory, located in the Çankaya district of Ankara. It was founded after sanitation workers started collecting discarded books.
New culture center in Ankara named after prominent artist Zülfü Livaneli
A new art center in the Turkish capital has been named after intellectual and artist Zülfü Livaneli, with the opening of the center in the Çankaya district of the city attended by Ankara Çankaya Mayor Alper Taşdelen and Livaneli himself.
We are living in a semi-open prison: Turkey's main opposition CHP head
Turkey is like a "semi-open prison," main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said in a speech on the rising number of jailed journalists and writers in the country.