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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolts central Turkey, no major damage reported

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck central Turkey’s Konya province on Thursday afternoon, shaking surrounding areas but causing no immediate damage or casualties, the state-run...

Only 4 in 10 young people in Turkey part of labor force: union report

Fewer than four in 10 young people in Turkey participate in the labor force despite a sharp rise in university graduates, a new report...

Turkish journalist arrested due to reports on investigations into opposition mayors

Turkish journalist Furkan Karabay was arrested on Thursday on charges of insulting the president and targeting public officials involved in counterterrorism efforts in his...

Syria seizes 9 million captagon pills bound for Turkey

Syrian authorities on Thursday announced the seizure of around 9 million pills of the illegal amphetamine-like stimulant captagon that were heading for Turkey after...

Turkey to evacuate nationals as Libya violence escalates

Turkey was preparing on Thursday to evacuate its nationals living in the Libyan capital of Tripoli after several days of fatal clashes between armed...

Turkey says it will continue anti-PKK operations until ‘region cleared’

Turkey’s military will continue operations against outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in areas where the group is active until it is certain all...

Turkish court orders release of 3 students jailed over protest sign calling Erdoğan a ‘dictator’

A Turkish court has ordered the release of three university students who had been jailed on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by...

6 Boğaziçi University students arrested after protesting controversial Islamic preacher

An İstanbul court has ruled for the arrest of six students from Boğaziçi University and imposed judicial supervision measures on nine others following a...

Swedish prosecutors deny spy agency arrests linked to Turkish case

Swedish prosecutors said on Thursday the intelligence service's arrests of a Kurdish representative and a Swedish diplomat were not linked to a journalist facing...

Turkey eyes legal steps after Kurdish militant group PKK lays down arms

Following a decision by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to disband, Turkey was on Wednesday eyeing a raft of legal and technical measures...

Turkish police detain 97 people in university protest over preacher’s views on child marriage

Turkish police detained 97 people on Tuesday during student-led demonstrations at İstanbul’s Boğaziçi University protesting a campus event featuring a controversial Islamic preacher known...

China’s Baidu plans driverless taxi expansion to Europe, Turkey: report

Chinese internet giant Baidu is preparing to test its driverless ride-hailing service Apollo Go for the first time in Europe and Turkey, marking its...

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