In Turkey

Tens of thousands of civilians are being held in "appalling and inhumane" conditions in Syrian camps of the YPG- the Syrian offshoot of the outlawed PKK- leading to the preventable death of 240 children, said a U.N. official on June 2. PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU.

At least nine foreign nationals were arrested in central Turkey on July 2 over their suspected links to the ISIL terror group, according to police sources.

Turkey has been stockpiling parts for F-16 fighter jets and other military hardware in anticipation of American sanctions, Bloomberg has reported, citing two Turkish officials familiar with their country's defense strategy.

A Turkish court on July 1 handed down life sentences to four defendants of Ergenekon case for violating the constitution.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the first delivery of the Russian S-400 missile defense system would take place within 10 days, broadcaster NTV reported on Sunday, a day after he said there would be no US sanctions over the deal.

The Syrian regime forces on June 29 targeted an area located near a Turkish observation post in Idlib, northwestern Syria, according to the Ministry of National Defense.

A Turkish court on June 28 sentenced a group of seven gendarmerie officers and prosecutors over the 2014 case of National Intelligence Organization (MİT) trucks stopped illegally near the Turkish-Syrian border.

Turkey's defense minister and the U.S. special envoy for Syria discussed the situation in the northern Syrian town of Manbij and the east of Euphrates River on June 27, according to a statement from the Turkish defense ministry.

The opposition coalition, led by the Republican People's Party (CHP), won in Turkey's three most important metropolitan areas: Ankara, Izmir, and Istanbul.

After Ekrem Imamoglu won the second mayoral election in Istanbul - with the help of the city's big Bosniak-origin community - he has become the face of popular opposition to Recep Tayyip Erdogan.