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Turkey detains 131 suspects in nationwide illegal betting operations

Turkish authorities have detained a total of 131 suspects in two separate operations targeting illegal betting networks, including a large-scale probe spanning 41 provinces...

Trial begins in Turkey over deaths of tourist family

A trial began on Tuesday concerning the deaths of four members of a family from Germany who were exposed to a toxic gas used...

School shooting victim and family face discrimination over father’s alleged Gülen links

An 11-year-old boy killed in a school shooting in southeastern Turkey last week and his family faced discriminatory treatment in an official notification and at...

Number of pretrial detainees in Turkey jumps 62 percent since 2023

The number of people held in pretrial detention in Turkey reached 62,514 as of April 1, 2026, up from 38,537 in 2023, according to...

Turkey detains 110 coal miners on hunger strike

One hundred ten Turkish coal miners who had marched 200 kilometers (125 miles) to stage a hunger strike over their unpaid wages were detained...

Turkey’s first-quarter exports fall 3.1 percent amid Iran war

Turkey's exports fell 3.1 percent year on year to $63.28 billion in the first quarter of 2026, the Ministry of Trade said on Monday...

Turkish central bank’s deputy governor, seen as hawkish voice, retires before policy decision

Osman Cevdet Akçay, one of the Turkish central bank’s most hawkish policymakers, left office after reaching the legal retirement age of 65, departing just...

Turkey seeks extradition of 49 people from Sweden over Gülen movement links

Turkey is seeking the extradition of 49 people from Sweden over links to the faith-based Gülen movement, according to newly released figures, as Ankara...

Turkey arrests 90 people with suspected links to ISIL

Turkey on Monday said it had arrested 90 people with suspected links to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), two weeks...

Former AKP lawmaker says US visa denied, deletes post after foreign ministry call

Former Justice and Development Party (AKP) lawmaker Mehmet Metiner said on Monday that the United States had denied his application for a visa despite...

Turkey arrests 68 among 566 detained over social media posts after 2 school shootings

Turkish authorities have detained 566 people and are still seeking 95 others in a nationwide crackdown on social media posts following last week’s school...

Ex-governor’s son among 10 jailed as probe into disappearance of Kurdish student deepens

The son of a former provincial governor was arrested over the weekend in an investigation into the 2020 disappearance of university student Gülistan Doku,...

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