The opposition-led municipality rejected his application, citing "repair works," singer Onur Evin said.

The suspect claimed he wasn't the "qadi" who ordered the killings and claimed to know his identity and whereabouts.

The investigation has been opened after a complaint by a former lawyer of President Erdoğan, over 100 articles about whom were previously censored by courts.

Jamal Khashoggi was murdered because of his differences of opinion with the Saudi administration, and the case concerning the murder was dropped for political reasons, Cengiz has said.

HDP officials said their office in the district, which is a stronghold of the ruling alliance, had been attacked many times.

A worker was dismissed because of social media posts about pressures faced by subcontract workers.

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"We will send a dictator from this country by means of democracy," Kaftancıoğlu said during a speech that is being investigated.

Police raided several homes in various parts of the country to detain HDP members.

Mukaddes Kubilay, the former co-mayr of Ağrı, has been found not to be in good conduct and her release has been delayed.

Some subway stations and many roads in the city were flooded. The roof of a shopping mall collapsed. Rains also affected Bursa and Yalova provinces.

Instead, the Constitutional Cort issued an injunction order for the "necessary measures for the protection of the life and material and spiritual integrity of the applicant."