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The Turkish Medical Association has asked the Ministry of Health why the results of a cancer research were not made public. Academic Bülent Şık, who partly revealed the results, is facing up to 12 years in prison.

While the AKP has certainly become more outspoken about its intent to assert influence over Turkey's academic institutions, it has been doing so behind the scenes for several years now.

A white and sticky substance has repeatedly rained down on Dilovası and Hereke east of Istanbul. Prof Hamzaoğlu now emphasized the need for an independent delegation of academics and technical personnel to research the white chemical.