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Turkey's Interior Ministry has launched an inquiry into Tanju Özcan, the mayor of the northwestern province of Bolu, after a controversy over a law enforcing an eleven-fold increase in water bills and a markup in fees for performing a marriage ceremony for foreigners.

Turkey's Ambassador to Belgrade Tanju Bilgiç has said Turkish companies investing in Serbia have access to both the EU and Russian markets.

Tanju Çolak, a Turkish former top scorer and football player, was detained in an Ankara-based operation by police in Istanbul on June 10, Doğan News Agency has reported.

There was no immediate report on the reason of the detention of the 53-year old, who is now a football commentator.

In 1994, Çolak served 23 months in jail on charges of smuggling.

A Turkish former top scorer and football commentator was detained during an Ankara-based operation by police in Istanbul on June 10, Doğan News Agency has reported.

There was no immediate report about detention of 53-year old Tanju Çolak, retired scorer.

In 1994, Çolak served 23 months in jail due to charge of 'smuggling'.

The Youth and Sports Ministry has organized a series of events that will bring together prisoners and veteran Turkish footballers. 

Turkey has sent a medical team to Romania to support the treatment of two Turks injured in nightclub fire, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç said on Nov. 5.

One of the Turkish nationals caught in the fire was severely injured and is under intensive care while the other has been released from hospital, he told reporters. 

After discovering a male relative's affair with his wife, a man in northern Cyprus raped the offending relative with a baseball bat, while the suspect's wife recorded the incident for blackmail, according to victim's testimony seen by daily Hürriyet.