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6 years of Turkish control in Syria’s Afrin: 310,000 Kurds displaced, thousands arrested

Six years have passed since Syria's majority-Kurdish city of Afrin and its surrounding districts came under Turkish control, leading to the displacement of more...

Authoritarian tendencies entrenched in Turkey: German think tank

A recent publication by the German Bertelsmann Stiftung Foundation highlights Turkey's deepening autocratic rule, inefficient system of governance and economic instability. Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Transformation Index...

Ancient city that could bridge Turkey and Armenia’s bitter divide

"Look at this stone bridge," said writer Vedat Akçayöz, pointing to the crumbling stumps of a 10th-century span over the Arpaçay River, which marks...

Turkey seized nearly 12 tons of drugs in 2023: ministry data

Approximately 12 tons of drugs were seized in Turkey last year, in addition to a veritable explosion in bootleg alcohol and tobacco smuggling, the...

Erdoğan congratulates Putin for election victory, offers to mediate with Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday congratulated Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on his re-election and offered to mediate between Moscow and Ukraine, Agence...

‘Don’t tweet, act’: Opposition leader slams Erdoğan for Turkey’s ongoing trade with Israel

An opposition leader has criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for speaking out about the conflict in Gaza instead of halting the country’s ongoing...

Journalists among dozens detained, attacked during Nevruz celebrations across Turkey

Celebrations of Nevruz, a spring festival culturally significant for Turkey’s Kurdish minority, across the country have been marred by detentions and attacks targeting dozens,...

Turkey’s external debt up to 1-year maturity $174.9 bln at end of January: central bank

Turkey’s central bank said on Monday that the country’s external debt maturing in a year or less stood at $174.9 billion at the end...

Bribery allegations force party to withdraw candidate in quake-hit province

The Workers Party of Turkey (TİP) has announced its withdrawal of the mayoral candidacy of a former footballer for the earthquake-hit province of Hatay...

Turkey to keep interest rate unchanged this week, but hike imminent: Reuters poll

Turkey's central bank is expected to leave its key interest rate unchanged at 45 percent this week, holding steady for the second month in...

Far-right ally says Erdoğan should not retire from politics

The leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has voiced objections to the prospect of Erdoğan’s...

Turkish fan violence ‘absolutely unacceptable’: Infantino

FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Monday condemned as "absolutely unacceptable" the attacks by Trabzonspor fans on Fenerbahçe players following Sunday's Super Lig match, Agence...

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