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The head of Türkiye's top court has concluded his 12-year tenure, bidding farewell to his duty as he handed over the reins to the newly elected president.

The Court of Appeals found itself in a deadlock on March 26 as five rounds of voting have failed to produce a clear winner in the critical election to determine its new head.

The decision to postpone the election came after a two-day voting process, where neither of the five candidates managed to secure an absolute majority.

Kadir Özkaya has been elected as the new head of the Constitutional Court, succeeding Zühtü Arslan, whose term of office expired.

In the general assembly vote, Özkaya garnered nine out of 15 members' support while his opponent, Yusuf Şevki Hakyemez, received just six votes.

TThe date for the election of the new president of the Constitutional Court has been designated as March 21, as the term of office of current head Zühtü Arslan is set to conclude on April 20.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced the dismantling of two separate criminal organizations in simultaneous operations conducted in the southern city of Osmaniye.

The minister disclosed on March 3 that a total of 55 suspects were apprehended in the operations targeting gangs allegedly led by individuals identified as Murat Özdemir and Cengiz Arslan.

The term of office of current Constitutional Court head Zühtü Arslan is set to conclude on April 20, triggering the commencement of elections for the post on Feb. 20.

Over the last year, a Turkish traffic cop and a loyal stray dog have become the best of friends, staying side by side day after day, through both sickness and health.

Halis Arslan, a traffic cop who has served at the same intersection in the Black Sea city of Sinop for over a dozen years, met Köpük (Foam) over a year ago while on duty.

Racism and discrimination are notions a lot more dangerous for humankind's future than the COVID-19 pandemic, Turkey's top judge has said, as many parts of the world, especially the U.S., are being swept by anti-racism protests over the killing of unarmed black man George Floyd.

Elderly homeless people are awaiting help as they still have no roof over their heads, despite a curfew imposed specifically for people over the age of 65 and those with chronic illnesses due to the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

Stating that he has been living in the streets for 35 years on and off, Alaattin Arslan said that he is experiencing coronavirus anxiety.

Some 130,000 couples are getting divorced ever year and this is "terror," the head of the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey, Süleyman Arslan, has said.