Istanbul Şehir University

World-renowned Ottoman historian Mehmet Genç has passed away at the age of 87.

Genç, a retired professor of Marmara University, was receiving treatment for lung cancer.

Genç graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences in 1958.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has promised to increase the wages of young academics and research assistants at Turkish state universities by around 35 percent.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu should remove the 'tutelage' imposed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the main opposition party leader has said.