Murat Arslan

Turkish authorities have announced the identities of those killed in a terrorist attack targeting a defense industry facility in the capital Ankara, with a victim, a female engineer, shot while picking up an anniversary bouquet from her husband.

New information regarding the actions of the man and woman who carried out the terrorist attack on Wednesday afternoon at the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) facilities has been revealed by Turkish media.

Although the Erdoğan government has not officially named the PKK as the organization behind the attack, the Kurdish group has already been identified by two ministers.

The ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) proposed regulation on stray animals, which includes euthanizing unadopted stray dogs after 30 days, has ignited significant controversy with many suggesting extensive sterilization as an alternative.

A former Turkish judge was shortlisted for the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize 2017, alongside two others from Austria and Hungary. 

Murat Arslan, who has been under arrest since 2016, is described by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) as "a well-known and reputed judge."

Experts believe that hedgehogs have become more visible in Istanbul's streets as a result of ongoing urban construction projects in the province, daily Habertürk reported on Aug. 9.

Vets and civil society organizations warn that finding solutions for Istanbul's ever-increasing number of stray cats and dogs, thought to number around one million, requires long-term planning and strategies. 

Turkey's top court has refused an appeal by the families of the 34 people who were killed by a Turkish jet airstrike on the Iraq border in late 2011 on procedural grounds, around a year-and-a-half after the families filed their individual complaints to the court.

The growing number of court cases opened against individuals in Turkey on charges of "insulting" the president has prompted several professional chambers of jurists to hold a workshop on the issue, during which they asserted the issue was a "political" one which needed to be fought against through political methods.