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Öcalan: Turkey-Kurdish reconciliation needs ‘paradigm shift’ after PKK move

A “major” shift is needed to repair broken ties between the Turkish state and the country’s Kurdish minority following the historic decision by the...

Erdoğan says Turkey discovered new natural gas reserve in Black Sea

Turkey has discovered a new natural gas reserve in the Black Sea that will meet its residential energy needs for more than three years,...

Turkish prosecutors seek lengthy prison sentences in deadly Kartalkaya hotel fire case

Prosecutors in Turkey are seeking long prison sentences for 32 suspects over a fire that killed 78 people at a ski resort hotel in...

Erdoğan says easing of US defense sanctions under Trump signals end of CAATSA restrictions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday that US sanctions targeting Turkey’s defense sector are softening under President Donald Trump and that steps toward...

Top Iranian court upholds death sentence of pop singer extradited from Turkey

Iran's Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence on blasphemy charges handed down to a pop singer whom Turkey had extradited at Tehran’s request,...

Artist shamed for silence on PKK disbandment says real danger is Turkey’s corrupt elite

A prominent Turkish-Kurdish singer and filmmaker slammed a government-aligned media campaign urging artists to support the recent disbanding of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party...

Director Fatih Akın says Turkey is run by ‘mobsters,’ fears arrest over jailed manager

Acclaimed film director Fatih Akın said he fears ending up behind bars if he returns to Turkey, with his manager in jail there accused...

Swedish journalist freed in Turkey after arrest on ‘terrorism’ charges

A Swedish journalist arrested in Turkey on terrorism charges as well as insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been released, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson...

Turkey evacuates 82 nationals from Libya amid deadly clashes

Turkey has evacuated 82 of its citizens from Libya following days of deadly fighting between rival armed groups in the capital of Tripoli, the...

Russia, Ukraine agree to prisoner swap, fail to reach truce in first talks since 2022

Russia and Ukraine agreed to a large-scale prisoner exchange, said they would trade ideas on a possible ceasefire and discussed a potential meeting between...

[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan’s paradox: the mediator abroad, the strongman at home

Fatih Yurtsever* In the spring of 2025 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reasserted his role on the global stage as a mediator in international conflicts,...

[OPINION] Turkey at a crossroads: Can Erdoğan loosen his grip as the PKK lays down arms?

Adem Yavuz Arslan* With the Kurdish insurgency declaring an end to its 41-year-long armed conflict, Turkey faces its greatest test yet: whether President Recep Tayyip...

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