Gölcük Naval Base

Bungalows built in the Gölcük National Park as part of a planned development, which was later annulled by a court order, will soon be sold and relocated to other areas, the mayor of the northwestern province of Bolu has said.

A Turkish soldier who deserted his military base has taken his girlfriend hostage in a school in Istanbul.

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister and Government Spokesperson Bekir Bozdağ visited a Turkish military base in Qatar on April 16 as part of his official tour to the Gulf state.

Turkey will not allow a faits accompli in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkish armed forces chief General Hulusi Akar said Tuesday after a visit at Turkey's Golcuk naval base and military camps at the Gallipoli peninsula, reports say.

The victims of an earthquake which shook the country 16 years ago will be commemorated in ceremonies across the country, particularly focused on the northwestern province of Kocaeli, where many people were killed under the wreckage of their houses.