Ankara

A total of 1,150 policemen stand guard at Turkey's newly built 1,150-room presidential palace, which has caused debates with its humongous size and cost.

Some 50 million Turkish Liras were spent on the high-tech security system of the palace, which is frequently praised by President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, according to sources.

Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu and Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta? have lent support to the Turkish Medical Association's (TTB) Ankara Chamber of Doctors, which stands trial for assisting injured protesters during the Gezi protests in 2013.

A senior delegation from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), led by President Sir Suma Chakrabarti, will visit Turkey on Feb. 19-20 to discuss the bank's investment priorities in Turkey with senior government officials, members of the business community and civil society organizations.

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) is moving to destroy all opposition its vision of an authoritarian new Turkey, according to the Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB).

The Turkish capital is soon to become one of the leading centers for international conferences and conventions, the head of the Ankara Trade Chamber has said, outlining their objectives to let Ankara receive its piece of the share of the $400 billion-worth market.

Istanbul?s Almelek Art Gallery is welcoming the seventh solo exhibition by Suat Ar?kan, an artist for both his musical and painting ability.

Arabic television stations, which were accused by Cairo of prompting violence in Egypt via broadcasts through Turkey, do not have a license from Turkish authorities to broadcast through the country, a foreign ministry official has said.

A successful result in Istanbul, Turkey?s biggest city in terms of both the population and the economy, will be a main battleground for the main opposition Republican People?s Party (CHP) in the June 7 general elections.
 

The World Health Organization will soon open an office in Turkey after a regulation from the cabinet to that effect was published in the Official Gazette on Feb. 11.

There has been an office of the WHO Country Representative for Turkey in Ankara, but a country office will now be opened following an agreement between the Turkish government and the WHO Regional Office for Europe.

Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Co-Chair Figen Yüksekda? has called on the ruling party to withdraw its controversial security package draft bill, which she described as a "package for death."