The US State Department and the EU Delegation to Türkiye have expressed disappointment and concern over the mayor's sentencing, which could see him losing his seat.

"There is and should be no place for North Korean attitudes in NATO," Dendias has said.

Zahra Nader, a journalist from Afghanistan, says that in the face of what is happening in Afghanistan, the international media “need to make their countries and politicians responsible for doing the right thing and not what is easy.”

Zahra Nader, a journalist from Afghanistan, says, “Afghanistan is in the most severe women’s rights crisis in the world right now. So, we want to tell the story of how women resist, how they live in this situation, and what the cost is.”

"We do not take the risk that the insurance company will not cover its liability in the event of a catastrophic accident that may occur if a sanctioned ship or cargo passes through the Turkish Straits," said the Transportation Ministry.

Akar said Ankara expects more "concrete steps" in terms of preventing the PKK's activities in Finland while Kaikkonen said they were considering lifting restrictions on arms sales to Türkiye.

Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu repeated expectations of Ankara in the NATO accession process of Sweden and Finland at joint press conference with his counterpart Bogdan Aurescu of Romania.

“Sweden's lifting of the de facto arms embargo is a real concession as we are now at a moment when Türkiye is considering a renewed military operation in northern Syria," says Dr. Levin, commenting on Sweden’s NATO bid and its relations with Türkiye.

Sweden's FM and the NATO chief welcome the progress with Türkiye regarding NATO membership.

“Neither Sweden’s nor Finland’s governments can tell courts whom to extradite; that would be contradictory to the rule of law,” says independent analyst Hammargren, commenting on Sweden’s NATO bid and its relations with Turkey.

As Türkiye continues shelling northern Syria, the president says a ground offensive is imminent. The Pentagon, meanwhile, said the attacks directly threatened the safety of US personnel.

Interior Minister Soylu hosted Germany's Nancy Fraeser in Ankara.

Assoc. Prof. Arzu Yılmaz from the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr says Türkiye could never carry out air operations in Kurdistan Region of Iraq or in north Syria beyond the knowledge of Russia or the US.

Having refused to recognize the Sisi government for years, Erdoğan finally shook hands with him in Qatar.

The attack was intended to prevent Türkiye from achieving "full independence," Minister Soylu asserted.

Speaking in İstanbul, Minou Mirabal, successor of Mirabal sisters from Dominican Republic says, "We are half of society. I believe that women's movements in the whole world will get stronger, will unite, and will clear our way. Look at Iran. It was the same with the women's struggle in Chile."

The UN aiso also committed to removing obstacles to the export of food and fertilizers from Russia, Guterres has said.

The president has met several world leaders at the G20 Bali Summit over the past two days, including his counterparts from the US and France.

The explosion in a tourist area in İstanbul left six people killed and more than 80 wounded.

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.