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Famous mountaineer given suspended sentence for spreading ‘disinformation’

Nasuh Mahruki, a renowned mountaineer and founder of the Turkish Search and Rescue Association (AKUT), has been handed down a suspended sentence of nearly...

İstanbul mayor files application to run in CHP presidential candidate election

İstanbul’s powerful mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has officially submitted his application to run in an election that will determine the presidential candidate of his main...

‘Just two glasses’: In Turkey, lives shattered by bootleg alcohol

Taşkın Erduan thought he'd gotten a bargain: three liters of vodka for around $15. But it took only two glasses to kill the 51-year-old...

Turkey slams hydrocarbon deal between Cyprus, Egypt: report

Turkish defense officials have condemned a recent hydrocarbon agreement between Cyprus and Egypt, calling it a threat to regional stability, the Hürriyet newspaper reported. The...

Animal rights advocate’s death in fire raises suspicion of murder

An animal rights advocate who was targeted on social media for opposing the removal of stray dogs from the streets was found dead after...

2 jailed for 18 years over collapse of high-rise in 2023 Turkey earthquakes

Two senior figures involved in the construction of a huge residential complex in Turkey that collapsed in earthquakes in 2023 have been sentenced to...

6 migrants drown off Turkey’s Aegean coast

Six migrants drowned while another 27 were rescued by the coastguard when their boat started sinking off the western coast of Turkey, the interior...

Executives of Turkey’s top business association detained over their criticism of government

The chairman of Turkey’s leading business association and the head of its advisory council were detained on Wednesday on accusations of "spreading misleading information"...

Iraqi Kurdish leader Talabani voices support for Turkey-PKK peace efforts

Bafel Talabani, the leader of Iraqi Kurdish political party the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), has expressed his party’s backing for ongoing peace discussions...

CoE rapporteurs voice concern over Turkey’s local democracy after Kurdish mayor’s removal

David Eray and Bryony Rudkin, co-rapporteurs of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (CoE), have expressed concern over...

Zelensky meets with Erdoğan amid US shift on Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ankara on Tuesday, as Kyiv seeks to shore up its position in...

Pro-Kurdish and socialist politicians, journalists among 52 detained on accusations of terrorism

Turkish authorities detained 52 people, including politicians, journalists and artists, in early morning raids across 10 provinces on Tuesday as part of an investigation...

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