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11 suspects re-arrested hours after release in probe targeting İstanbul municipality

Eleven people who were ordered to be released on Thursday in an investigation targeting the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality were taken back into custody as...

Parliamentary body receives only summary of Turkish lawmakers’ meeting with PKK leader

A special parliamentary body on Thursday received only a four-page summary of a recent meeting between Turkish lawmakers and jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)...

Turkey in talks to assemble combat drones in Pakistan as defense exports surge: report

Turkey is in advanced discussions to establish a facility in Pakistan to assemble Turkish-made combat drones, part of Ankara’s push to expand its fast-growing...

Turkey seizes assets of PayCo electronic payment company in money-laundering, illegal betting probe

An İstanbul court has frozen the assets of the PayCo electronic payment company and several suspects as part of an investigation into alleged money...

Janitor allegedly wheels millions in gold out of İstanbul courthouse, then flies to UK

A janitor at an İstanbul courthouse is accused of emptying an evidence vault containing about 147 million lira ($3.5 million) in gold and silver...

Turkey to begin offshore oil drilling in Somalia in 2026: report

Turkey plans to begin oil drilling off the coast of Somalia in 2026 following the completion of extensive seismic surveys, marking the latest step...

Worker deaths in Turkey hit 14-year high with 216 fatalities in November

Worker deaths in Turkey reached their highest monthly level in 14 years in November, with at least 216 fatalities recorded nationwide, the Stockholm Center...

Turkey signs LNG deals with German, Italian firms amid Russian contract expirations

Turkey’s state pipeline company BOTAŞ signed long-term liquefied natural gas supply agreements with German energy company SEFE and Italy’s ENI on Wednesday as Ankara...

Cosmetics factory in Turkey where 7 died lacked permits, inspectors say

A cosmetics factory in northwestern Turkey where seven workers died in a fire last month had been operating without a fire-safety certificate or a...

Lasting peace needed to secure Black Sea after tanker attacks, Turkish Defense Ministry says

Turkey’s defense ministry said on Thursday it is stepping up sea and air patrols in the Black Sea after a series of attacks on...

Turkey says Greece’s talk about missile wall on Aegean islands threatens fragile thaw

Turkey’s defense ministry has warned that Greece floating a plan to place missiles on islands along the Aegean Sea risks undoing a fragile easing...

Erdoğan gov’t faces backlash over selective pay raise for senior civil servants

The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is under fire after a key parliamentary committee approved a plan for a large pay raise...

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