Ankara Municipality

Two senior officials from the Ankara Municipality have been temporarily suspended amid an investigation into payments for a public concert.

The suspensions include Haluk Erdemir, head of the municipality's Cultural and Social Affairs Department, and Hacı Ali Bozkurt, the unit's coordinator. Both will remain suspended until the probe concludes.

In an effort to promote cultural heritage and enhance tourism, the Ankara Municipality has inaugurated UNESCO World Heritage excursions.

The initiative highlights the ancient city of Gordion and the Arslanhane Mosque, both recently included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Heavy rainfall accompanied by hailstorms has caused chaos in the capital Ankara, halting daily life as streets turned into lakes and metro stations became inundated.

The decision of the İYİ (Good) Party to go solo in next March's local elections has resulted in yet another resignation, with Ankara MP Yüksel Arslan announcing his departure and pledging his support to the capital's incumbent mayor, Mansur Yavaş.

The capital Ankara has been hit by sudden downpours and hail, leading to flooding and chaos on the streets for citizens and drivers.

Torrential rains have paralyzed daily life in Türkiye, while vehicles were submerged in rainwater and floods damaged citizens' properties in several provinces.

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the presidential candidate of the Nation Alliance and the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman, visited the earthquake area over the weekend.

The 24th Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival will bring national and international women's films together with moviegoers until June 11.

A meeting was held for the festival on May 27 to launch the festival.

As part of government efforts to curb food inflation, legume products such as lentils and chickpeas will now be sold at stalls set up by the Ankara Municipality, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said on Feb. 26.

Three officials at Ankara Municipality's fire brigade have been temporarily suspended from their duties over allegations they sexually abused female high school students.