Electoral fraud and violence during the Turkish general election, June

Turkish Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz has denied recent claims that his relative had been recruited by the Telecommunications Directorate (TİB) without completing an exam.

Former ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Feyzi İşbaşaran, who has been arrested on allegations of "insulting the president," was punched in the face and attacked with eggs in two separate protests against him in Istanbul on Dec. 8.