Keçiören

More than 3,000 people have applied for the adoption of 77 dogs and six cats that were seized on the grounds that they were kept in poor conditions for commercial purposes in Ankara's Keçiören district.

The animals whose vocal cords were removed to prevent them from making noise and were kept in poor conditions in cages have been sent to Keçiören Municipality Animal Shelter.

An investigation was launched into an orphanage after several girls were taken to a hospital for harming themselves in the Keçiören district in Ankara.

Mustafa Tuna, previously mayor of Ankara's Sincan district, replaced Melih Gökçek, the capital's long-time mayor who recently resigned, on Nov. 6.

The Gülenist civil executive cadre, who played a key role in conducting the July 15 coup during the night at the Akıncı Base, was apprehended in the morning near the base. Their recount of "not being informed of the coup" poses a serious problem of credibility.

Terrorist organizations will not succeed in their aims, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said amid a spate of recent terror attacks in Turkey. 

The assassin of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov, Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, repeatedly studied his target's photo on the Internet, according to the police investigation into the Dec. 19 killing. 

Altıntaş, who killed Karlov during a photo exhibition in Ankara's Center of Modern Art, looked at the pictures from his housemate's computer, daily Habertürk reported on Jan. 3.  

Gürsel Baran has been elected as the new chairman of the Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO) on Dec. 3. 

In an election at ATO on Dec. 3, the parliamentary of the organization elected Baran as their new head. 

Baran won the election with 100 votes over Osman Gökçek, the son of Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek, who received 86 votes.

The Ankara Metropolitan Municipality has named the crossroads at the heart of the capital city where nearly 100 people lost their lives in a suicide bombing attack ?Democracy Square.?

At a municipal council meeting held late on Oct. 15, the mayor?s office proposed nam?ng the square near Ankara?s main railway station where at least 99 people were killed on Oct. 10 ?Democracy Square.?

Two former police officers are each sentenced to seven years and six months in prison in case opened after bugs were found in the office and residence of then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an in 2011.

Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Council has decided to allocate the area of the controversial palace to the presidency, just two months after allocating the area to the prime ministry, while the Ankara Chamber of Architect said it will appeal the decision.