The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Council has decided to increase vehicle towing and parking fees. As per the decision, the vehicle towing fee has been increased to 2,500 liras. The council's decisions also include updating the parking fee schedule. The daily fee for motorcycles has been increased by 30% to 130 liras, and for cars by…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled his planned trip to the US. According to a report by Axios, White House officials were surprised to read in the Israeli media that there would be a meeting between Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump. The report stated that 'there is no scheduled meeting.' Trump's weekend schedule…

The director of a care home in Ukraine's Ternopil region has been detained for allegedly forcing mentally disabled residents into labor. The Ukrainian Prosecutor's Office claims the director systematically sent residents to work on various jobs and took their earnings for himself. An investigation into human trafficking and forced labor allegations has found that mentally…

Scientists from Sweden and the UK have shown that transplanting dopamine cells derived from stem cells into the brain may be both feasible and safe for treating Parkinson's disease. In this study, researchers from Lund University in Sweden and Cambridge University in the UK conducted a clinical trial called STEM-PD, where 8 Parkinson's patients received…

A series of operations were carried out in İzmir, involving searches on a boat coming from Chios to Çeşme and a warehouse. As a result, 8,603 bottles of smuggled alcohol and 502 liters of ethanol were seized. Two suspects were detained during the operation, and legal proceedings were initiated. The teams from the İzmir Provincial…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi stated that Israel is attempting to manipulate the US administration into an endless war and is using US taxpayers' dollars to silence opposition in the US. Arakchi cited a report by Time magazine, which revealed that Brad Parscale, the former campaign manager and digital strategist for US President Donald Trump,…

The Russian Defense Ministry published its weekly report on the operations conducted from July 11 to 17, 2026. According to the report, the control of port infrastructure, military logistics facilities, and a settlement were seized in the Donbass and Ukraine operations. The Russian Armed Forces carried out precision strikes using high-precision weapons and unmanned aerial…

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov categorically denied allegations of Russia's interference in the US elections. Peskov emphasized that Moscow does not interfere in the internal affairs of any country. Peskov stated that Russia does not pursue a policy of external interference, saying, 'Moscow has never interfered in the internal affairs of others and we expect no…

The 'Turkey's Betrayal of the Lausanne Treaty: Theological School and Ecumenism' panel, organized by the Anavatan Milli Birlik ve Egemenlik Platformu, will take place on July 24, Friday, at 17.00, at the Heybeliada İskele Atatürk Büstü Meydanı. The program will feature speakers such as Retired Admiral Prof. Dr. Cihat Yaycı, Istanbul Provincial Chairman of the…

Scientists argue that research on healthy and long life, focusing only on adulthood, is insufficient. Many biological processes begin to take shape before birth. Scientists state that the biological processes causing aging start shaping up much earlier. The biological development in childhood and before birth can affect health in later years. The proposed PROSPER initiative…