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Turkey considers new authority to oversee critical minerals, rare earths

Turkey is considering the creation of a new critical minerals authority to assess and manage its rare earth and strategic mineral resources as global...

Turkey says it shot down out-of-control drone from Black Sea

Turkey on Monday shot down a drone that "lost control" and approached its airspace from the Black Sea, its defense ministry said, following a...

Turkish inmate jailed over alleged Gülen links dies of heart attack in prison

Mehmet Çataklı, a 51-year-old inmate jailed over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died of a heart attack on Saturday in İstanbul’s Marmara...

German researchers warn of rising earthquake risk for İstanbul

German researchers say the main earthquake threat for İstanbul remains under the Sea of Marmara because a key part of the Main Marmara Fault...

Turkey ranks last in social trust behind Kenya, Mexico: survey

Turkey was ranked last among 25 countries in a new Pew Research Center analysis based on survey data on social trust, with 14 percent...

Turkey’s hunger line nears 30,000 lira for family of 4 as minimum wage talks begin

A family of four in Turkey now needs nearly 30,000 lira a month to cover basic food expenses, according to a new report released...

Turkish court hands down suspended sentences to members of girls band, singer for ‘exhibitionism’

A court in İstanbul gave members of a girls band and also a singer suspended prison sentences of three months, 22 days for “exhibitionism.” The...

Turkey plans individualized legal steps for PKK militants under proposed ‘opportunity law’

The Turkish government is preparing individualized legal measures for members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), including those currently in prison and those...

CHP district mayor dies at 37 after cancer treatment

Gülşah Durbay, a district mayor from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in western Turkey’s Manisa province, has died at the age of...

Media executive Hidayet Karaca marks 11th year in prison over alleged links to Gülen movement

Hidayet Karaca, a former journalist and chief executive of the Samanyolu Media Group, has marked 11 years in prison in Turkey. Karaca, who is incarcerated...

İstanbul mayor to face court March 9 in case that put him in jail

An İstanbul court has set March 9, 2026, for the first hearing in a sweeping case that accuses jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu of...

New abuse case involving Ukrainian orphan surfaces in Turkey

A Turkish prosecutor opened a new case over the alleged abuse of a Ukrainian orphan, indicating that abuse allegations involving Ukrainian orphans sheltered in...

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