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Turkey’s ‘national’ social media platform faces licensing controversy over Mastodon code

A new Turkish social media platform introduced as a “domestic and national” innovation is facing scrutiny after reports revealed it was built on Mastodon,...

Pregnant woman jailed over Gülen links remains behind bars in Turkey despite repeated appeals, imminent birth

A Turkish court has rebuffed three attempts to free a 9-months-pregnant former teacher who could go into labor at any moment, the Stockholm Center...

Fenerbahçe signs record €120 mln sponsorship deal with Chobani amid nationalist backlash

Fenerbahçe, one of Turkey’s largest football clubs, has signed a historic sponsorship agreement with US-based yogurt giant Chobani in a deal worth at least...

Turkey targets 2032 for indigenous engine integration in KAAN fighter jet

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) plans to integrate a domestically developed jet engine into its fifth-generation KAAN fighter aircraft by 2032, a move that would...

Turkish city of Silopi calls for help after temperatures top record 50 degrees C

A choking heatwave left astonished locals in southeastern Turkey calling for state help to pay their air conditioning bills after the temperature surged past...

Turkey’s main opposition to join parliamentary commission on peace process with PKK

Turkey’s main opposition party has announced it will participate in a newly formed parliamentary commission tasked with advancing efforts to end the Kurdistan Workers’...

Turkish labor union announces strike after stalled wage negotiations

Turkey’s largest labor confederation has announced a series of strikes after failing to reach a deal with government employers over wage increases for 600,000...

Turkish opposition demands answers after soldiers die during training amid heatwave

A Turkish opposition lawmaker has filed a parliamentary inquiry into the deaths of two conscript soldiers during basic training in southern Turkey at the...

Turkish district governor accused of beating minors after argument with his son

Turgay Gülenç, the governor of a district in southern Turkey, is facing accusations of child abuse and misconduct after allegedly assaulting five boys aged...

Erdoğan accuses Israel of using famine as ‘weapon’ in Gaza

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday blasted Israel for condemning the people of Gaza to famine, saying that images coming from the Palestinian enclave...

Jailed İstanbul mayor slams gov’t inaction, urges apolitical response to wildfires

Ekrem İmamoğlu, İstanbul’s jailed mayor and an opposition presidential candidate, has accused Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of negligence and prioritizing partisan...

Turkey claims $9 billion in defense deals at IDEF 2025

Turkey secured what officials claimed was more than $9 billion in defense agreements during the 17th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF 2025) held in...

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