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The town actually belonged to the Ottoman Empire's Lala Mustafa Pasha, who bought and handed over it to a foundation named after him, according to the Northern Cyprus administration.

Both President Akıncı and PM Tatar's coalition partners say that the move was aimed at affecting the results of the presidential election on Sunday.

President Erdoğan and Northern Cyprus PM Tatar announced the opening of the "ghost town" at a ceremony in Ankara.

15-year-old seasonal agricultural worker Ayşe Daş has lost her life in Urfa after a minibus rolled over. In Maraş province, two child workers have been hospitalized as they were affected by the smell of an insulating material.

The plants were suspended for violating environmental rules and the companies had agreed to install filters complying with the rules.

18 persons have been taken into custody in the protest of inhabitants of the neighbourhood against the refugee camp planned to be set up in Sivricehöyük neighbourhood of Maraş province. Musician Pınar Aydınlar who was among the 18 has been released later.

According to official figures, 111 persons had been killed, hundred others had been injured, 210 houses and 70 workplaces had been destroyed,and Pir Sultan Abdal Cultural Associations are prohibited from commemorating the 37th anniversary.