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Armenians marking WWI massacres express concern over thaw with Turkey

As Armenians marked 111 years since the mass killing of their people under the Ottoman Empire during World War I, some in Yerevan expressed...

20 opposition mayors remain jailed as crackdown on CHP rolls back its 2024 local election gains

Twenty elected mayors from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) remain in prison two years after the March 31, 2024, local elections, while...

[OPINION] After a school shooting, a funeral exposes deeper divides in Turkey

Adem Yavuz Arslan* Modern history records not only episodes of mass violence but also the more subtle and often more enduring forms of discrimination that...

Turkey votes to ban social media use for under-15s

The Turkish parliament voted on Wednesday to prevent children under the age of 15 from accessing social media platforms, the state-run Anadolu news agency...

Turkey proposes mandatory identity checks for social media, raising press freedom concerns

Turkey’s Ministry of Justice is drafting a bill requiring social media users to verify their identity through a government system, expanding state oversight of...

US sanctions target Turkey-based company over shipments tied to Iran missile program

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a network that includes a Turkey-based company accused of supplying materials used in Iran’s ballistic missile...

Turkish central bank keeps rate at 37 percent amid geopolitical risks

Turkey’s central bank on Wednesday kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 37 percent, in line with expectations, citing ongoing geopolitical risks and uncertainty...

NATO chief says alliance ‘will always defend’ Turkey

NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Wednesday the alliance would do "what's necessary to defend" its members including Turkey after intercepting four missiles fired...

EU chief groups Turkey with Russia and China as influence to be countered, sparks criticism

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attracted criticism on Tuesday after grouping Turkey with Russia and China as sources of influence the European...

Erdoğan vows new measures after deadly Turkey school shootings

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday that his government would introduce sweeping measures, including restrictions on gun ownership, after two school shootings last...

Renewables are critical to weathering fossil fuel shocks, COP31 hosts say

The hosts of the COP31 climate summit said Tuesday that a major energy shock rattling the global economy has reinforced the need to invest...

Turkey arrests 90 people with suspected links to ISIL

Turkey on Monday said it had arrested 90 people with suspected links to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), two weeks...

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