Iranians take to the streets on anniversary of brutal 2019 crackdown

Iranians – many of whom have been demonstrating against the government for weeks – took to the streets on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of 2019 protests sparked by fuel price rises which were brutally repressed by the authorities.
Kurdish groups deny involvement in Istanbul bombing

Kurdish groups including the outlawed PKK, the YPG, and the SDF have rejected Turkey’s claim that they were involved in the bombing in Istanbul on Sunday, which left six people dead.
Istanbul explosion: Turkey’s Erdogan condemns ‘vile attack’, says six dead

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said initial signs pointed to a ‘terror’ attack in the explosion in Istanbul.