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Ankara health body dismisses claims of Türkiye’s 1st mpox quarantine
Ankara's local health authorities have refuted claims that two hospitals in the capital have initiated Türkiye's first mpox quarantine.
The private broadcaster Sözcü TV reported that an individual brought to Ankara Etlik City Hospital was quarantined under suspicion of mpox.
Türkiye appoints new environment, health ministers
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed new health and environment ministers in a minor reshuffle of his cabinet early on July 2.
According to the country's official gazette, Murat Kurum will replace Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Mehmet Özhaseki, who has tendered his resignation over "health reasons."
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First hearing held in case of ex-nationalist leader murder
Sinan Ateş's wife Ayşe Ateş (center) made statements before the hearing on July 1, 2024.
An Ankara court on Monday commenced the trial of 22 defendants related to the murder of Sinan Ateş, the former head of the ultra-nationalist group Gray Wolves.
Erdoğan pledges economic focus until next elections
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has outlined his administration's intentions to tackle economic challenges over the next four years leading up to the 2028 elections.
Addressing the nation in a video message on April 9, marking Eid al-Fitr, Erdoğan addressed the urgency of combating the high cost of living and inflation.
Türkiye's first female treasury director passes away
Aysel Öymen, Türkiye's first female director general of the Treasury and wife of journalist and former Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Altan Öymen, has passed away at the age of 96.
Öymen graduated from Ankara University's Faculty of Political Sciences, held various diplomatic posts abroad and became Türkiye's first female director general of the Treasury in 1978.
İYİ Party names Buğra Kavuncu as Istanbul mayoral candidate
İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener has declared that her party's vice-chair responsible for organization, Buğra Kavuncu, will be the mayoral candidate for Istanbul in the upcoming local elections on March 31.
49-year-old famous Tercüman building demolished
The 49-year-old Tercüman Newspaper building in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, was demolished due to earthquake risk, and social media comments reflected on its significance as "the memory of the city" after the unique letter T-shaped concrete blocks were removed during the process.
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CHP, İYİ Party leaders meet to discuss upcoming local polls
The newly-elected chair of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Özgür Özel, engaged in a meeting with İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener on Nov. 30 in a bid to forge new alliances ahead of the local election slated for next March.
‘Don Giovanni’ to premiere at AKM
The opera "Don Giovanni," staged by the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet, will premiere at the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) - Türk Telekom Opera Hall on Nov. 30.
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New CHP leader plans visits to Turkish Cyprus, Azerbaijan
The recently elected leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has outlined his foreign policy agenda, with plans to make his first official visits to Turkish Cyprus and Azerbaijan.