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Public BMI checks in Turkey draw backlash, ridicule amid rising poverty

Turkey’s new public health campaign to combat obesity by measuring citizens’ Body Mass Index (BMI) in public spaces has been met with widespread criticism...

RTÜK fines opposition TV stations over coverage of assault on main opposition leader

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting and streaming regulator, has imposed administrative fines on two television stations over their coverage of...

Turkey’s jails overflow as prison population tops 400,000

The number of people held in Turkish prisons rose by over 4,000 in a month, pushing the total inmate population to over 400,000, exceeding...

Top court upholds police officer’s sentence for killing teenager during 2013 protests

Turkey’s top appeals court has upheld a prison sentence handed down to a police officer who was convicted of causing the death of a...

Rubio meets with top Turkey, Ukraine officials ahead of war talks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with top Turkish and Ukrainian officials in İstanbul Friday, ahead of the first direct Russia-Ukraine talks in...

Iran, European powers to hold nuclear talks in Turkey

Iranian negotiators began talks with Britain, France and Germany on Friday, a diplomatic source said, after US President Donald Trump said a nuclear deal...

Russia, Ukraine to meet in İstanbul, but expectations are low

Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv will be in İstanbul on Friday for what could be their first direct meeting on the conflict in Ukraine...

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolts central Turkey, no major damage reported

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck central Turkey’s Konya province on Thursday afternoon, shaking surrounding areas but causing no immediate damage or casualties, the state-run...

Only 4 in 10 young people in Turkey part of labor force: union report

Fewer than four in 10 young people in Turkey participate in the labor force despite a sharp rise in university graduates, a new report...

Turkish journalist arrested due to reports on investigations into opposition mayors

Turkish journalist Furkan Karabay was arrested on Thursday on charges of insulting the president and targeting public officials involved in counterterrorism efforts in his...

Syria seizes 9 million captagon pills bound for Turkey

Syrian authorities on Thursday announced the seizure of around 9 million pills of the illegal amphetamine-like stimulant captagon that were heading for Turkey after...

US approves missile sale to Turkey worth $304 million: report

The US has approved the sale of $304 million worth of missiles to Turkey as the NATO allies work to strengthen trade and defense...

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