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Authorities block prosecution of officer who killed 7-year-old with armored vehicle in SE Turkey

A district governor in southeastern Turkey has blocked the prosecution of a police officer who fatally struck 7-year-old Miraç Miroğlu with an armored vehicle,...

Turkey detained 77 people in 2 weeks of operations targeting Gülen movement: minister

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday that 77 people had been detained in nationwide operations over the past two weeks as part...

Journalists protest outside Israeli Consulate in İstanbul, urge sanctions over killings of Palestinian reporters

Turkish journalists and representatives from press unions staged a protest outside the Israeli Consulate General in İstanbul on Tuesday, condemning what they described as...

25 more face detention in expanding probe targeting İstanbul Municipality

Turkish prosecutors have launched another wave of operations targeting the opposition-run İstanbul Municipality, issuing detention warrants for 25 people as part of an ongoing...

Climate change takes toll on Turkey’s glaciers

Kemal Özdemir looked up at the bare peaks of Mount Cilo in Turkey's Kurdish majority southeast. "There were glaciers here 10 years ago," he...

Investigation launched after 2 Turkish conscripts die from dehydration during training

Two Turkish conscripts have died from multiple organ failure caused by excessive fluid loss during training in Turkey’s southern Hatay province, prompting public outrage...

Forest fires prompt accusations of willful neglect, profiteering against Turkish gov’t

A wildfire that destroyed large swaths of forest in Turkey’s northwestern Bursa province has sparked intense public backlash, with opposition lawmakers and professional organizations...

Ankara protesters demand stronger Turkish action against Israel

Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in Ankara on Sunday, calling on the Turkish government to take decisive action against Israel over its ongoing military campaign...

Top Diyanet official in Mecca under investigation over alleged bribe caught on video

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a top official from Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) in Mecca after a video surfaced online...

Turkey denies diplomatic status of embassy employee accused of filming girls in Tel Aviv

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has denied that a man arrested in Tel Aviv for allegedly filming women and underage girls in dressing rooms at...

Google admits its alert system failed millions during Turkey’s 2023 earthquakes: report

Google has acknowledged that its Android-based earthquake early warning system failed to issue high-level alerts to millions of people during Turkey’s devastating twin earthquakes...

Turkey battles wildfires amid strong winds, heatwave

Firefighters battled blazes across Turkey on Monday, as the country sweltered in a summer heatwave, officials said. Wildfires over the past week have led to...

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