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[OPINION] Turkey’s ambiguous role in Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan

Ömer Murat* In the complex world of Middle Eastern diplomacy, appearances often take precedence over reality. Until last month’s meeting in New York on the...

Turkey tops OECD in youth disengagement, ranks last in Europe for graduate employment

Nearly one in three young people in Turkey is neither working nor studying, the highest rate among members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation...

Iranian Kurdish dissident in İstanbul dies from gunshot wounds: reports

An Iranian Kurdish dissident has died after being shot while walking home in İstanbul, Turkish media reported on Wednesday, in what rights groups described...

Turkey moves to criminalize behavior ‘contrary to biological sex,’ alarming LGBTQ+ community

Turkey’s government is drafting a judicial reform bill that would impose prison sentences on people who publicly promote or depict gender identities or expressions...

Turkey sees lowest rainfall in 52 years, weather agency warns

Turkey has recorded its lowest rainfall levels in more than five decades, according to a report released by the General Directorate of Meteorology, part...

Jailed PKK leader asks Iraqi Kurdistan president to help steer Turkey peace talks: report

Jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan appealed to Nechirvan Barzani, the president of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, to help advance talks with Ankara...

Prosecutors seek prison sentence for acting İstanbul mayor over courthouse incident

An indictment has been filed against Nuri Aslan, the acting mayor of İstanbul, on charges of “attempting to prevent the performance of duty,” for...

Turkish environmental journalist dies after brutal attack in İstanbul

Turkish journalist and environmental activist Hakan Tosun died on Monday after being violently attacked in İstanbul last week, sparking grief and demands for justice...

Turkish far-right leader calls for recognition of Alevi cemevis as houses of worship

The leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) on Tuesday called for the removal of barriers preventing the recognition of cemevis, Alevi houses...

Germany-based culture association chair barred from entering Turkey to attend father’s funeral

The head of a Germany-based cultural association focused on Kurdish and Alevi history says he was denied entry to Turkey and deported after being...

Erdoğan says swift integration of Syrian Kurds will help stabilize Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Syrian Kurdish forces' quick integration into Syria would help accelerate the country's development and promote national unity, in...

15 arrested in bribery, organized crime probe targeting former CHP mayor in Bursa

Fifteen people, including a former district mayor from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), have been arrested in a bribery and organized crime...

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