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Despite rain, large crowd turns out for Pope Leo’s Mass in İstanbul

Thousands of worshippers battled the rain to join Pope Leo XIV as he celebrated Mass in İstanbul on Saturday, the last full day of...

PKK calls on Turkey to release Öcalan to move peace process forward

A senior executive of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) told Agence France-Presse that the group will take no further steps in its peace...

Lottery ticket sellers say the business is dying because ‘Turkey turned into a casino’

Street vendors selling lottery tickets in İzmir say demand for the New Year draw has collapsed, blaming the rise of online gambling and the...

Ukraine behind Black Sea tanker attacks, Turkish officials report second strike

Turkey said Saturday that one of two oil tankers damaged by explosions in the Black Sea had been struck a second time overnight, as...

92 detained in week of operations targeting Gülen movement

Turkish authorities detained 92 people in a week of nationwide raids targeting alleged members of the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced...

Turkey’s new judicial bill would allow rapid online takedowns without a court order

Turkey’s government has introduced a new bill that would allow the removal of online content before a judge issues a ruling. The proposal is part...

Main opposition opens congress with major program overhaul, message of readiness to govern

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) on Friday opened its 39th Ordinary Congress in Ankara with a strong emphasis on preparing for power,...

MP slams new bill for denying early release to thousands wrongfully jailed under post-coup crackdown

A member of Turkey’s parliament said Thursday that the government’s new judicial reform bill repeats an old pattern by freeing many violent offenders while...

İstanbul court acquits 87 over protests after İmamoğlu’s detention

A Turkish court on Friday acquitted 87 people who were tried for taking part in protests that erupted after İstanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu,...

Turkey seen as likely destination if Maduro seeks exile: report

Turkey has emerged as the most plausible refuge for Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro if he chooses to leave Caracas under growing US pressure, including...

Orthodox leader says Turkey shows no ‘hostility’ to Christians

Muslim-majority Turkey, which is hosting Pope Leo XIV on his first overseas trip as pontiff, is not "a hostile environment" for Christians, the ecumenical...

Pope, Orthodox leader to mark 1,700th anniversary of key early Church council

Pope Leo XIV joins the leader of the world's Orthodox Christians Friday to celebrate 1,700 years since one of the early Church's most important...

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