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Turkish actor in exile announces US theater tour after turning his immigrant experience into film

Turkish actor and filmmaker Nadir Sarıbacak, who has lived in exile in the US since a failed coup in Turkey in 2016, said he...

Half of Turks distrust the judiciary, with confidence dropping to 36 percent: survey

Public trust in Turkey’s judiciary has fallen to 36 percent, with half of respondents saying they do not trust the courts, according to a...

Turkish Grand Prix to return to F1 calendar in 2027 after six-year break

The Turkish Grand Prix will return to the Formula One calendar in 2027 after a six-year hiatus, it was announced on Friday. The race, which was...

Turkey sets up unit for unsolved crimes amid eroding trust in judiciary

Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek has announced the creation of a new unit to investigate unsolved crimes, a move that comes amid persistent concerns...

Turkey says it rounded up 1.2 million stray dogs, denies claims of unlawful killing

Turkey has rounded up 78 percent of its stray dog population as part of a nationwide campaign, an Interior Ministry adviser told parliament, while...

Top lawyers’ group in Kurdish-majority Turkish city calls for reckoning with ‘Armenian genocide’

The main lawyers’ group in Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır province, which has faced prosecution over earlier April 24 statements, has called for Turkey to confront the...

Former AKP mayor among 49 detained in SE Turkey municipal probe

Turkish police detained 49 people, including a former mayor from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), in an operation targeting alleged irregularities in...

More than 2,700 quarries are tearing through Turkey’s land: report

More than 2,700 stone quarries are operating across Turkey, according to a special report by the Kısa Dalga news website citing official data, as...

Turkish social media personality gets 11-month suspended sentence over headscarf video

A Turkish court has handed down an 11-month suspended sentence to social media personality and singer Murat Övüç for insulting religious values in a...

Turkey detains 3 academics, doctor over alleged Gülen links

Turkish police on Wednesday detained three academics and a doctor in Tekirdağ province as part of an ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement,...

20 opposition mayors remain jailed as crackdown on CHP rolls back its 2024 local election gains

Twenty elected mayors from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) remain in prison two years after the March 31, 2024, local elections, while...

Marble Athena statue discovered in ancient Laodicea in western Turkey

A nearly 2-meter-tall marble statue of Athena has been discovered during excavations in the ancient city of Laodicea in western Turkey, the culture minister...

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