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A university student has been arrested over assaulting a man who carried a flag representing the Islamic caliphate following a pro-Palestine rally in Istanbul on Jan. 1.

A tradition in the northwestern province of Bursa of honoring the "Deliler" (Madmen) cavalrymen who oversaw the land army during the Ottoman Empire and attracted recognition for their exceptional courage and distinctive attire is celebrated every year with a special festival.

Zehranur Aydemir, a 25-year-old representative of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has become the youngest member of the Turkish parliament following the elections held on May 14.

Zehranur Aydemir, accompanied by her husband, Ömer Faruk Aydemir, registered at the assembly on May 25 to officially assume his parliamentary responsibilities.

Painter Mustafa Aydemir has called authorities to preserve the giant portrait of Atatürk, which he painted on Mount Esence in the eastern province of Erzincan with 3,000 volunteer soldiers, as it has deteriorated over the years.

The Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF) has backed the national athlete Ebrar Karakurt, who recently became the target of homophobic attacks after sharing a photo on Instagram with a woman believed to be her girlfriend.

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected the world in several different ways, has also made it difficult for parents to raise their children in a happy environment amid lockdowns and curfews, bringing new challenges to their horizon.

Turkish volleyball club Fenerbahçe Opet's Cuban-born player Melissa Vargas was granted Turkish citizenship on April 10.

In a statement, Fenerbahçe said Melissa Teresa Vargas Abreu, 21, was given her Turkish identity card by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after the Turkish Volleyball Federation's application for Vargas had been confirmed.

Two 2,000-year-old granite columns dating back to the Roman era, which previously made headlines after a local used them as an apartment building decoration, were taken on July 3 to a museum in the southern province of Antalya.

Controversy has been stirred in the southern province of Antalya after a local man put two 2,000-year-old granite columns dating back to the Roman era in front of his apartment building.

A 31-year-old woman was released from a jail in the Black Sea province of Zonguldak on May 16, one day after she was imprisoned together with her new born baby over alleged links to the Gülen movement, Doğan News Agency has reported.