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[UPDATE] Death toll in Turkey school shooting rises to 9, minister says

The death toll from a school shooting in southern Turkey’s Kahramanmaraş province has risen to nine, comprising eight students and one teacher, Interior Minister...

Turkey detains 13 in disappearance of young Kurdish woman after 6 years of stalled probe

Thirteen people in Turkey have been detained in connection with the disappearance of a young Kurdish woman, reviving a six-year-old case that has attracted...

Turkish court sentences veteran journalist under controversial media law

An İstanbul court on Tuesday sentenced a veteran Turkish journalist to two years, six months in prison on charges of “spreading misleading information,” the...

Two Greeks detained for waving Orthodox Christian flag in Hagia Sophia

Turkish police have detained two Greeks who waved a flag bearing a nationalist Orthodox Christian slogan in İstanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia, a Byzantine-era cathedral...

Turkish private school fees rise above 1 million lira, approach elite European schools

Private school fees in Turkey have risen above 1 million lira ($22,300) for the 2026–2027 academic year, according to data reported by the BirGün...

Turkey detains 60, including doctors and civil servants, over Gülen links

Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 60 people, including civil servants and doctors, in two operations across multiple provinces as part of an ongoing crackdown...

Turkey reopens rail corridor along Syrian border after renovations

Turkey has reopened a 350-kilometer railway line along its border with Syria following the completion of renovation work, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu...

Turkey allows investigation into Ankara mayor over alleged use of municipal vehicles at rally

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has authorized an investigation into Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) over allegations that municipal...

Gunman wounds 16 in Turkey school shooting before killing himself

An ex-student opened fire at his former high school Tuesday in Turkey, where school shootings are rare, wounding 16 people including students before killing...

Top court overturns Karaca and others’ convictions in alleged plot against religious group

Turkey’s top appeals court has overturned the convictions of journalist Hidayet Karaca and several former police officials in a case related to an alleged...

Turkey sees surge in money laundering cases, nearly 18,000 indicted

Turkey’s criminal courts are handling a growing number of money laundering cases, with 17,969 people facing charges as of the end of 2025, judicial...

Former Turkish opposition leader sentenced to prison for insulting Erdoğan

A Turkish court has sentenced former main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to 11 months, 20 days in prison on charges of insulting the president,...

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