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Turkey detains 110 coal miners on hunger strike

One hundred ten Turkish coal miners who had marched 200 kilometers (125 miles) to stage a hunger strike over their unpaid wages were detained...

Turkey’s first-quarter exports fall 3.1 percent amid Iran war

Turkey's exports fell 3.1 percent year on year to $63.28 billion in the first quarter of 2026, the Ministry of Trade said on Monday...

Turkish central bank’s deputy governor, seen as hawkish voice, retires before policy decision

Osman Cevdet Akçay, one of the Turkish central bank’s most hawkish policymakers, left office after reaching the legal retirement age of 65, departing just...

Turkey seeks extradition of 49 people from Sweden over Gülen movement links

Turkey is seeking the extradition of 49 people from Sweden over links to the faith-based Gülen movement, according to newly released figures, as Ankara...

Former AKP lawmaker says US visa denied, deletes post after foreign ministry call

Former Justice and Development Party (AKP) lawmaker Mehmet Metiner said on Monday that the United States had denied his application for a visa despite...

Turkey arrests 68 among 566 detained over social media posts after 2 school shootings

Turkish authorities have detained 566 people and are still seeking 95 others in a nationwide crackdown on social media posts following last week’s school...

Ex-governor’s son among 10 jailed as probe into disappearance of Kurdish student deepens

The son of a former provincial governor was arrested over the weekend in an investigation into the 2020 disappearance of university student Gülistan Doku,...

Municipal staff, CHP provincial chairman among 29 detained in continuing crackdown on main opposition

Turkish police on Monday detained 29 people, including municipal staff and the western province of Uşak’s provincial head of the main opposition Republican People’s...

Turkey wants COP31 to deliver action, not just pledges: report

Turkey will seek to turn past climate pledges into concrete action at this year’s UN climate summit, with financing as the central priority, Environment...

Turkey tightens school security after deadly shootings

Turkey has tightened security at schools nationwide following deadly shootings in the southeastern provinces of Kahramanmaraş and Şanlıurfa last week, the state-run Anadolu news...

İstanbul district mayor among 18 detained in continuing crackdown on main opposition party

Turkish police detained Onursal Adıgüzel, mayor of İstanbul’s Ataşehir district, three deputy mayors and 14 others in an overnight operation as part of an...

Turkish student Rümeysa Öztürk returns home after US detention over Gaza op-ed

Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish doctoral student whose detention in the United States attracted international attention, has returned to Turkey after completing her studies, according...

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