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Turkey’s 65+ population climbs to 9.6 million

Turkey’s population above the age of 65, classified as senior citizens, rose 20.5 percent over the past five years to nearly 9.6 million, data...

Turkey says fastest interceptor used against Iranian missiles as questions grow over nonuse of S-400s

Turkey’s defense ministry said Thursday that the “fastest” and “most suitable” interceptor was automatically chosen to engage two Iranian ballistic missiles headed for Turkey...

Salih Muslim, longtime Syrian Kurdish PYD leader, dies at 75

Salih Muslim, a prominent Syrian Kurdish political figure and longtime leader of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), has died at the age of 75...

Turkey fines livestock farm after footage reveals animal abuse

Officials in Turkey’s central province of Çorum have fined a livestock farm after footage showed cattle kept immobile in deep mud ahead of the...

Turkey says will have final say on all COP31 decisions

Turkey will have the final say in all COP31 decisions as the climate summit president, although it will work closely on all matters with...

Turkish prosecutors investigate X account sharing İmamoğlu’s statements

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a social media account that shares statements from jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main opposition Republican...

Turkish Airlines launches Yerevan flights amid Armenia-Turkey thaw

Turkish Airlines launched direct flights between İstanbul and Yerevan on Wednesday, marking a new step in the slow rapprochement between Armenia and Turkey, which...

Turkey plans to phase out single-use plastics under new regulations

Turkey is preparing new regulations aimed at reducing plastic pollution by banning the sale of several single-use plastic products, the state-run Anadolu news agency...

Turkish truck driver wounded in missile strike in Iran dies

A Turkish truck driver who was critically wounded in Iran after munitions fragments hit his vehicle during US-Israeli strikes has died in a hospital,...

Turkish company’s US unit changes name after backlash over sale of 1,000-pound bombs to Israel

Repkon USA, the US subsidiary of Turkish defense contractor REPKON, said Tuesday it has changed its name to Paligen Technologies, days after it was...

2025 among Turkey’s most destructive wildfire years, with more than 81,000 hectares burned

More than 81,000 hectares of forest burned in Turkey in 2025, making it one of the most destructive wildfire years of the past decade...

Turkey’s president says antisemitism, like Islamophobia, is a crime against humanity

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday that antisemitism, like Islamophobia, is a crime against humanity and cannot be seen as legitimate, speaking...

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