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Turkey’s wind and solar surpass hydropower but coal remains top power source

Wind and solar generated more electricity than hydropower in Turkey for the first time in 2025, reaching a combined 22 percent share, but coal...

Cost of living for family of 4 in Turkey hits $2,493, far exceeding minimum wage

A family of four in Turkey needs TL 112,660 ($2,493) a month to cover essential expenses, more than four times the minimum wage of...

Journalist faces probe for ‘derogatory’ remark targeting former main opposition leader

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into journalist and writer Mine Kırıkkanat over a social media post in which she used a "derogatory" expression...

29 detained in probes linked to Antalya municipality in continuing crackdown on main opposition

Authorities detained 29 people on Wednesday after issuing detention warrants for 37 suspects in two separate investigations involving the Antalya municipality in southern Turkey,...

Turkey plunges to 163rd in RSF press freedom index amid deepening authoritarianism

Turkey fell to 163rd out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday, down...

World must accelerate clean energy transition, COP31 president from Turkey says

The oil crisis triggered by the Middle East war has underscored the need for the world to accelerate the clean energy transition, the COP31...

ECtHR found violations of freedom of expression by Turkey in 432 rulings since 2002

Turkey violated the right to freedom of expression 432 times between 2002 and 2025, according to rulings by the European Court of Human Rights...

Erdoğan says Turkey’s peace initiative will continue as pro-Kurdish party voices doubts over delays

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday that Turkey would continue a peace initiative aimed at ending the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) armed campaign,...

Turkish general reassigned after fighter jet flyover during football match draws criticism

A Turkish Air Force general has been reassigned following a controversial incident last week in which F-16 fighter jets and helicopters flew low over...

Libyan general’s plane spent 101 minutes with Israeli jet before fatal Ankara crash, footage missing: MP

A Turkish opposition lawmaker has suggested sabotage in the fatal crash of a plane carrying Libya’s military chief near Ankara, alleging that the aircraft...

Pro-gov’t Cengiz Holding seeks to restart gold production at mine where 9 workers died

Cengiz Holding, a major Turkish conglomerate with close ties to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has applied to restart gold production at the Çöpler mine...

Turkey jails 7 people after appeals court upholds Gülen-link convictions

Turkey on Tuesday jailed seven people in Kayseri province, including teachers, military officers and a police officer, after an appeals court upheld their prison sentences...

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