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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...

Court upholds ISIL suspect’s acquittal in 2015 Ankara bombing, prompting backlash

A Turkish appeals court has upheld a lower court’s acquittal of an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suspect on the charge...

Authorities block prosecution of officer who killed 7-year-old with armored vehicle in SE Turkey

A district governor in southeastern Turkey has blocked the prosecution of a police officer who fatally struck 7-year-old Miraç Miroğlu with an armored vehicle,...

Syrian Kurdish official calls for return of Afrin residents displaced by Turkish offensive in 2018

Syrian Kurdish official Ilham Ahmed, a top diplomat for the Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria, has called for the return of displaced residents to...

Turkey detained 77 people in 2 weeks of operations targeting Gülen movement: minister

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday that 77 people had been detained in nationwide operations over the past two weeks as part...

Journalists protest outside Israeli Consulate in İstanbul, urge sanctions over killings of Palestinian reporters

Turkish journalists and representatives from press unions staged a protest outside the Israeli Consulate General in İstanbul on Tuesday, condemning what they described as...

İstanbul University revokes imprisoned opposition mayor’s master’s degree

İstanbul University has revoked the master’s degree of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the jailed mayor of İstanbul and presidential candidate, citing procedural violations in his academic...

Investigation launched after 2 Turkish conscripts die from dehydration during training

Two Turkish conscripts have died from multiple organ failure caused by excessive fluid loss during training in Turkey’s southern Hatay province, prompting public outrage...

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