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Turkey detains 288 people in operation targeting suspected street-level drug sales

Turkish authorities detained 288 people in a 23-province narcotics operation based in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, officials said Thursday, describing the raids as...

Nearly one in four young people in Turkey neither working nor in school, official data show

Nearly one in four young people in Turkey were neither in education nor employment in 2025, with the rate rising to 30.9 percent among...

Pro-Erdoğan commentator detained in illegal betting operation

Rasim Ozan Kütahyalı, a pro-government commentator and a close confidant of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was detained Thursday as part of an illegal...

Turkey condemns Israeli minister’s storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque

Turkey on Thursday condemned the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem by an Israeli minister accompanied by settlers, warning that...

Average household size in Turkey falls as more people live alone, TurkStat data show

The average household size in Turkey fell to 3.08 people in 2025, while the share of people living alone continued to rise, according to...

60 sought in corruption operation targeting opposition-run district municipality

Prosecutors in a central Turkish province issued detention warrants for 60 suspects, including 33 municipal employees, in a corruption investigation targeting a district municipality...

Turkish citizens top EU deportation list, raising safety concerns for political returnees

Turkish citizens comprised the largest group of nationals to be returned from European Union countries to non-EU nations in 2025, according to Eurostat data,...

Turkey, Belgium sign defense cooperation letter as economic mission moves on to Ankara

Turkey and Belgium signed a defense industry cooperation letter in Ankara on Wednesday as a Belgian economic mission led by the queen of Belgium...

Turkey details draft maritime law to codify claims in Aegean, eastern Mediterranean

A Turkish maritime law center and officials linked to presidential advisory bodies on Tuesday detailed a bill that would write Ankara’s claims in the...

Turkey detains 324 ISIL suspects in nationwide operations

Turkish police have detained 324 suspects in operations targeting the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) across 47 provinces, the Interior Ministry...

Turkey denies using troops in Somalia to pressure opposition, support president

Turkey on Wednesday denied claims that it was using its military presence in Somalia to pressure opposition groups and support a political actor, after...

Turkish comedian sent to prison after appeals court upholds conviction over Gülen links

Turkish comedian Atalay Demirci, whose five-year prison sentence over alleged links to the Gülen movement was upheld by Turkey’s top appeals court, was sent...

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