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Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation against a member of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (M?T), Haluk Özcan, for links to the "parallel structure" - a group of Fethullah Gülen sympathizers accused of trying to overthrow the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, the former's ally-turned-foe.

Four Roma children, who have formed a band in the northwestern province of K?rklareli, make music using kitchen utensils like cans, tins, teapots and jars as instruments. 

The band, Roman 39, formed by four children between the ages of 4 and 10 living in the ??neada neighborhood of K?rklaerli's Demirköy district, use these unusual instruments because of financial hardship. 

The heat in the debate over main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu's criticism against Turkey's family minister has been turned up, with K?l?çdaro?lu firing back at President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an over his use of the word "pervert."

In 2005, 27 million movie tickets were sold in Turkey. The ticket sales surpassed 60 million in 2015. Turkey takes second place after Russia as the fastest growing movie industry in Europe. Turkey is also the only country in Europe where national cinema takes more than half of the market share. While there were 29 Turkish movies produced in 2005, that number shot to 136 in 2015.

A man was arrested on March 30 in the southeastern province of ?anl?urfa after calling a police line and insulting a number of public officials, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu.

A man in the northwestern province of Kocaeli, who allegedly shot dead his cancer patient son with the latter's consent, was arrested on March 29.

The incident occurred in the Erenler neighborhood of the ?zmit district, with the man identified only as Salim B. allegedly shooting his 23-year-old son, who was suffering from colon cancer. 

Turkey summoned Germany's ambassador Martin Erdmann to protest a two-minute song satirizing President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an that was broadcast on German public television, a diplomatic source told AFP on March 29.

"We summoned the ambassador last week to communicate our protest about the broadcast that we condemned," the source told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Iconic Turkish pop star Sezen Aksu has called for the release of three jailed academics - Esra Mungan, Muzaffer Kaya and K?vanç Ersoy - who were arrested by an Istanbul court on March 15 for "making terrorism propaganda" when they read out a much debated petition that angered the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an. 

The last few years have been a rocky road for the French wine industry.

Despite France's reputation for producing the world's best wine, the country has lost out to both Italy and Spain in exports for the last eight years.

The death toll from bombings at Brussels Airport and a rush-hour metro on March 22 has risen to 35, the health minister said on March 28.

"Four patients deceased in hospital. Medical teams did all possible. Total victims: 35. Courage to all the families," Maggie De Block said in a tweet.