The authorities cited the metal bands' "incompatibility with our societal values" for the decision.

Another worker remains in intensive care as a result of a flooding incident.

The US last month began transferring ISIS prisoners from northern Syria to Iraq following an agreement between the Syrian Kurds and Damascus.

"The process we are currently in, whether in terms of examples of international conflict resolution or the history and experience of solution-seeking in Turkey, carries unique characteristics that do not include many lessons applicable here—a sui generis process with its own distinct nature."

In addition to labor deaths, January was marked by widespread protests by warehouse workers.

Weak regulations, inadequate planning, and profit-driven urban renewal continue to leave millions at risk, warns the Chamber of Engineers.

The arrest is linked to a widespread social media protest where women braided their hair in response to the desecration of a Kurdish woman fighter's body by forces affiliated with the Damascus government.

Karalar was among several opposition mayors who were arrested and suspended from office in a series of sweeping corruption investigations.

Three journalists and two environmental activists are among those arrested.

The CHP spokesperson submitted parliamentary questions to four cabinet ministers.

Particulate matter (PM10), a key indicator of air pollution, exceeded the ministry’s annual average limit of 40 micrograms per cubic meter by wide margins.

LGBTI+ groups denounced the arrest, asserting that the operations do not target drug gangs but rather groups the government deems "inappropriate."