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After a hiatus prompted by the local elections held on March 31, the Turkish parliament is set to reconvene with both its general assembly and commissions resuming operations on April 16.

Conducting 18 projects on Horseshoe Island as part of the 7th National Antarctic Science Expedition, Turkish researchers visited science bases belonging to eight different countries on the continent, which hold important clues about the past and future of the earth.

A Turkish team has departed for Antarctica to conduct scientific research as part of the country's sixth expedition in Earth's southernmost continent.

Hasan Mandal, the head of Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), expedition coordinator Burcu Özsoy and researchers from MAM Pole Research Institute bid farewell to the expedition team from Istanbul Airport.

Performing now for three years, all-female Turkish band Marla aims to inspire women to enter rock amid prejudice in the male-dominated genre.

The group's five members, all in their twenties, are based in Turkey's capital Ankara and have come together despite backgrounds in different disciplines from medicine to French literature.

Award-winning Turkish opera singer Burcu Uyar will perform the title role in Puccini's Madama Butterfly on Feb. 13 in southern province of Antalya. (DHA Photo)

Turkish actress Burcu Kıratlı has stirred outcry on social media with her unconventional wedding dress when marrying popstar Sinan Akçıl. Click through for the story in photos...

Turkish Cyprus is pushing for a deadline in the peace talks to begin discussions over land issues in a bid to take a major step to reach a final agreement.

Barış Burcu, the spokesperson for Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akıncı, said they were pushing for a deadline in the peace talks in order to discuss the map of a possible united federal state in Cyprus. 

Everyone knows that squares in many cities host eager to be fed pigeons, however, there is a darker side to this lovely tradition: the birdseed vendors' locations and the rows that may arise It is 9 a.m. on Feb. 1, a Sunday morning, and ?zmir is still asleep, except for some people who want to enjoy the quietness of the city.