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Turkey’s presidential protection costs reach $8,520 per hour, data show

Turkey’s presidential protection department spent 2.26 billion lira ($53.4 million) in the first nine months of the year, with September figures indicating an hourly...

Turkey files criminal complaint against former ‘Communist mayor’ over alleged losses to the public

Turkey’s interior ministry has filed a criminal complaint against the former mayor of the eastern city of Tunceli, accusing him of causing more than...

Turkey dismisses 4 military personnel after 2 conscripts die from dehydration during training

Turkey’s defense ministry has dismissed four military personnel, including regiment and battalion commanders, over the deaths of two conscripts who succumbed to extreme heat...

Russian sailor dies of suspected poisoning on tanker off İstanbul, governor says

A Russian sailor died and two others were being treated for suspected poisoning on Wednesday following a toxic leak inside a tanker just off...

Australia yields to Turkey in standoff over next climate summit

Australia has conceded defeat in a bruising diplomatic struggle over hosting rights to next year's UN climate summit, with Turkey prevailing despite holding a...

Shareholders of popular döner chain face 25 years in prison over alleged Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment seeking prison sentences of up to 25 years for nine people linked to Maydonoz Döner, a fast-food chain...

Ankara slams global crime index for ranking Turkey 10th, claims Geneva group is linked to Gülen movement

The Turkish presidency's Center for Combating Disinformation said on Wednesday that the 2025 Global Organized Crime Index was part of an effort to “target...

Opposition leader urges Turkey to address widespread rights abuses before peace talks with PKK

Mahmut Arıkan, leader of the Islamist opposition Felicity Party (SP), said Wednesday Turkey should resolve widespread rights violations before debating potential visits to jailed...

Turkey renames Central Asia ‘Turkistan’ in school curriculum

Turkey has replaced the term Central Asia with Turkistan in its national school curriculum. Education Minister Yusuf Tekin announced the change in Ankara and said...

Wreckage of Turkish military plane brought home as investigators study mid-air breakup

Most of the wreckage of a Turkish Air Force C-130 transport plane that broke apart over eastern Georgia has been brought to Turkey for...

Turkish parliament’s peace commission to discuss visit to jailed PKK leader

A Turkish parliamentary commission working on a legal framework for peace with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) will meet Friday to decide whether...

Turkey’s real workplace death toll nearly double official figures, expert says

Turkey’s actual workplace death toll is likely nearly double the official figures, according to labor experts who note discrepancies between the number of fatalities...

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