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The parties involved in the Kurdish peace bid have jointly declared that a new phase in the process has begun, as committees under the guidance of the Undersecretariat of Public Order and Security will meet with the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, while the İmralı delegation of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) will also join the meetings.

The deputy mayor of Istanbul’s Şişli district, Emir Sarıgül, resigned from his post on Dec. 19 after a row between himself, his father and former Şişli Mayor Mustafa Sarıgül, and current Mayor Hayri İnönü.

The wife of Şişli’s mayor, who was elected from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in the March 30 elections in the central Istanbul district, has accused her husband’s predecessor, Mustafa Sarıgül, of issuing death threats against them.

The Beşiktaş football fan club çArşı is a unique one with many unique acts. Its demonstrations carry small subtle messages filled with pangs of intelligence. Their cheers are humorous; their social campaigns are sentimental. For example, they went naked in the middle of winter to shiver together with Van earthquake victims. 

Retired Chief of General Staff Gen. İlker Başbuğ has accused the former Land Forces Commander Gen. Aytaç Yalman of making “irrational” statements over his role in the Balyoz (Sledgehammer) coup plot case.

An Istanbul court has postponed the “coup attempt” case against 35 members of Beşiktaş’s çArşı supporters’ group until April 2, amid a mixture of mockery and horror at the controversial trial.

A trial against 35 individuals associated with Beşiktaş’s football fan group çArşı on charges of “attempting to overthrow the government” during last year’s Gezi Park protests has started at the Çağlayan Courthouse in central Istanbul.

A trial against 35 individuals associated with Beşiktaş’s football fan group çArşı on charges of “attempting to overthrow the government” during last year’s Gezi Park protests has started at Istanbul’s Çağlayan Courthouse.

The group received massive support from a crowd that included main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputies.

Çetin Doğan, Turkey's former 1st Army commander, has criticized the recent statements of former Land Forces Commander Gen. Aytaç Yalman over the "Balyoz" (Sledgehammer) coup plot case.

A painting by 20th century Turkish artist İbrahim Çallı was sold for over 2 million Turkish Liras at an auction by Antik A.Ş.

Paintings and antiques chosen from private collections were offered for sale at the 284th auction at the Shangri-La Bosphorus Hotel. Classical Turkish paintings and Ottoman works were sold at record prices in the auction.