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Heavy rainfall hit Istanbul Thursday, flooding streets causing disruption to public transport, canceling flights and leaving people stranded while trying to get back to their homes during the evening rush hour, writes Daily Sabah. 

The second hearing of the case into the raid on Hürriyet, the Hürriyet Daily News, CNN Türk and Kanal D at the Doğan Media Center during last year's failed coup was postponed to early August by an Istanbul court on July 18 after the suspects demanded extra time for their pleas.

Heavy rainfall hit Istanbul beginning from the early hours of July 18, paralyzing daily life and causing floods.

Millions of locals in Istanbul struggled and waded to work in the morning after early-morning thunderstorms boomed over the city, dumping torrents of rain and swamping transport networks.        

A heavy rainfall has been in effect in Istanbul in the early hours of July 18, paralyzing daily life and causing floods.

Millions of local in Istanbul struggled and waded to work on July 18 morning after early-morning thunderstorms boomed over the city, dumping torrents of rain and swamping transport networks.        

An Istanbul court has ruled for the continuation of the arrest of Doğan Group Ankara Administrative Representative Barbaros Muratoğlu, who was arrested on Dec. 15, 2016 on charges of "helping an armed terrorist organization."

The Istanbul 13th Heavy Penal Court issued the ruling after prosecutor İlkay Özcan requested for a file regarding other suspects to be investigated. 

Daily Hürriyet has released a statement regarding its lead story on Feb. 25 about the Turkish Armed Forces' answers to various criticisms, responding to a wave of "unlimited slander" against its journalism immediately after the story was published.

Below is the full text of the statement.

Hürriyet has released a statement regarding its headline story on Feb. 25 about the Turkish Armed Forces' answers to various criticisms, responding to "unlimited slanders" targeting its journalism right after the story was published. Below is the full text of the statement."Our daily's Feb.

Turkey's contemporary history is notoriously complicated. Under each layer of the onion seems to lie yet another unforeseen set of intricacies. It is hardly surprising that many locals resort to spectacular conspiracy theories as mental shortcuts. 

Heavy snowfall and storms across Turkey paralyzed ordinary life, blocking roads and leading to the cancellation of many domestic and international flights. 
Turkish Airlines announced on Dec. 30 that it had cancelled a total of 258 scheduled flights due to bad weather conditions.

A prosecutor's office in Istanbul, which ordered the detention of Doğan Group's Ankara representative, Barbaros Muratoğlu, has cited articles published in two pro-government newspapers as evidence, daily Hürriyet has learned.