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The Sultan of Turkish cinema, Türkan ?oray, returns to the director's chair after more than three decades with "Uzaklarda Arama" (Not Far Away)This week's new release of "Uzaklarda Arama" (Not Far Away) will serve as a notch in the history of Turkish cinema, despite opening to mostly poor reviews and disappointment for many in the audience.

Eighteen people from a family living in the southeastern province of Siirt have been killed in the Ankara bombing, a relative of the family has said.

The first official trailer for the animated feature ?Kötü Kedi ?erafettin? (Bad Cat ?erafettin), a big screen adaptation of the hugely popular Turkish comic book series of the same name from the 1990s, has been released online. 

One Turkish soldier who was killed on July 20 in a gun attack staged by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) in eastern Turkey was laid to rest in a July 21 ceremony.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu also attended the funeral ceremony of gendarmerie soldier Müsellim Ünal, 22, in the southeastern province of Ad?yaman.

English Premier League giant Manchester City has signed Bursaspor?s 18-year-old Turkish striker Enes Ünal for reportedly 2 million pounds ($3.1 million), the U.K. club confirmed July 6. 

The suspects in Turkey's worst-ever mine disaster denied responsibility for the 2014 accident during the fifth hearing on April 20, precipitating anger among the families of the 301 victims in the courthouse.

Italian police have arrested a Turkish national allegedly linked to an outlawed far-left group blamed for two recent deadly shootouts in Istanbul, Turkish media reported on April 7.

Erdal Ünal, who was allegedly the instigator of a hostage situation in Istanbul?s Ça?layan courthouse on March 31, was detained in Italy, daily Habertürk reported on April 7.

Four days after a video showing a car weaving manically in and out of Istanbul traffic led to outrage on social media, the Turkish police have detained a suspect.