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Turkey ranks 22nd in world military expenditure for 2023: SIPRI report

A new report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) shows that Turkey spent $15.8 billion on military expenses in 2023, positioning...

Döner diplomacy: Kebab chef joins German president on Turkey visit

Accompanied by a Berlin kebab chef, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier kicked off a delicate visit to Turkey Monday, hailing strong ties between Germans and Turks...

Erdoğan, Hamas chief begin İstanbul meeting

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan began talks in Istanbul on Saturday as Middle East tensions run high, Agence...

Deputy chairman of Erdoğan’s ruling party says trade with Israel benefits Turkey

Nihat Zeybekçi, deputy chairman of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), expressed support for continued trade relations with Israel,...

Turkey’s top court annuls administrative control over student demonstrations on campus

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has struck down parts of a law that stipulated disciplinary action on university students for distributing leaflets, hanging banners and organizing...

Battle for post-Erdoğan Turkey: İstanbul mayor hits back at president’s in-laws

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu sharply criticized Haluk Bayraktar, CEO of Baykar, a leading defense contractor in Turkey and a relative of President Recep Tayyip...

Finance minister slammed for ‘disturbing’ reference to Turkish people at int’l forum

Turkey’s Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek has come under fire for referring to the citizens of Turkey as “locals,” a commonly used term in English...

Rolex watches, business jets: Lavish spending by AKP elite draws public ire

Public unhappiness with members of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is growing due to their extravagant lifestyles amid the country's ongoing economic...

Kurdish man investigated for questioning ‘transferred’ voters on election day

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a Kurdish man who questioned the voters who were allegedly "transferred" to his city of residence in...

Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq kills one: official

One man has been killed in a drone strike in northern Iraq, Agence France-Presse reported, citing a local official in the autonomous Kurdistan region...

Earthquake causes panic, moderate damage in central Turkey

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook the central province of Tokat on Thursday evening, leading to the collapse of a mosque minaret and damage to...

Turkey detains 60 people on alleged Gülen links

Sixty people have been detained in as many as 14 cities for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group outlawed by Ankara,...

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