Prime Minister Kristersson's recent meeting with President Erdoğan showed there is a "wide area for dialogue" between the two countries, according to Minister Billström.

Freedom of Belief Initiative in Türkiye started a campaign where they say "our lesson is not religion, but religions and beliefs."

Cihan Kolivar had said, "Bread is basic food for stupid societies. Our society eats bread and therefore they have such rulers for as long as 20 years."

Coffee lovers complain about sky-high coffee prices. "I have put myself a limit. Even when I drink coffee out, I will have only one," some say.

Ceremonies were held across the country in the morning.

The imprisoned politician is charged with "propagandizing for a terrorist organization" and "insulting the institutions and organs of the state."

The EU Asylum Agency announced numbers of asylum and temporary protection applications in August, which were the highest since 2016.

Representatives of two teachers unions, on 'Occupation Watch' in front of the Supreme Court were raided by police and many of them detained today in Ankara when the Court was to hear the case for repeal of the new "Occupational Law for Teachers."

Iran's pressure on journalists inside and outside the country is not new. Yet with rising online harassment and recent attempts to kidnap dissidents living in Türkiye, dozens of journalists and activists taking refuge on this side of the border feel increasingly at risk.

While the president says the move is part of their democratization efforts, Alevis oppose being considered a "cultural element" rather than a religious community.

Twenty-six journalists with the two Kurdish news agencies have been sent behind bars since June.

The children aged between one and 11 and mother aged 31 lost their lives in the fire caused by heater at their house. The family was making their living collecting paper on streets, neighbors said.