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Ankara says ‘no alternative’ to SDF integration into Syrian army

Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Thursday that there is “no other option” than the full integration of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into Syria’s...

Turkey fires up coal pollution even as it hosts COP31

Kaddafi Polat rarely mentions his own health after decades of breathing the polluted air blanketing his village beneath the towering chimneys of a coal‑fired...

Turkey’s strategic role in NATO grows as global order shifts, panel says

Orhan Sait Berber Turkey’s strategic importance within NATO is increasing as the post-Cold War security order weakens, speakers at a panel discussion this week in...

Turkey falls to 106th place in global women’s peace and security index

Turkey was ranked 106th out of 183 countries in the 2025/26 Global Women Peace and Security Index (WPS Index), down from 99th in the previous edition,...

Erdoğan slams secularism manifesto signed by 168 public figures

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized a manifesto titled “We Defend Secularism Together,” signed by 168 writers, artists, academics, journalists and professional association...

Turkey to pay producers up to $100,000 per TV series episode to boost global reach

Turkey will provide financial support of up to $100,000 per episode to production companies for television series broadcast abroad under a new scheme aimed...

Turkey’s intelligence agency details thwarted espionage in 2025 report

Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) said in its 2025 annual report that it thwarted espionage activity and exposed agent networks run by foreign intelligence...

TV drama scene involving pork sparks backlash in Turkey

A scene in a television drama aired on the pro-government ATV station has sparked widespread backlash on social media, with critics accusing the show's...

Turkish MPs back steps to reintegrate former PKK militants

Kurdish militants who have laid down their arms should be reintegrated into society, Turkish lawmakers said in a key report released Wednesday, while avoiding...

Tom Barrack, now US ambassador to Turkey, kept in contact with Epstein for years: report

Thomas Barrack, who is currently the US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria, was in regular, close contact with convicted sex offender...

Parliament’s peace blueprint backs PKK integration, hints at Öcalan release

Turkey’s parliamentary peace commission has finalized a draft report proposing legal reforms tied to peace efforts with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), including a...

Turkey detains 148 people, arrests 52 over alleged Gülen links

Turkish authorities have detained 148 people in three separate operations and arrested 52 over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the Stockholm Center...

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