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Turkey weighs using gold reserves to defend lira amid Iran war turmoil: report

Turkey’s central bank is considering using part of the country’s roughly $135 billion in gold reserves to help defend the lira against market pressure...

Former football club presidents among 14 detained in expanding İstanbul drug probe

Former Beşiktaş chairman Fikret Orman and former Galatasaray chairman Burak Elmas are among 14 people detained in an expanding drug investigation in İstanbul, prosecutors...

Turkish minister denies reports of Iranian gas halt after strike

Turkey’s energy minister on Tuesday denied reports that Iran had halted natural gas exports to Turkey following an Israeli strike, saying gas flows continue...

Trial begins in deadly factory fire case in Turkey as families demand full accountability

Families of workers killed in a factory fire in northwestern Turkey last year called for the prosecution of all those responsible, including public officials,...

Aide of far-right leader calls on justice minister to answer allegations of unexplained wealth

An adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s far-right ally, Devlet Bahçeli, has publicly called on Justice Minister Akın Gürlek to hold a detailed...

One in 7 Turkish children faces peer bullying, parliamentary report says

One in seven children ages 6 to 17 in Turkey is subjected to peer bullying, the Karar daily reported on Tuesday, citing a parliamentary...

Turkey detains 170 people over Kurdish Nevruz celebrations

Turkish police detained 170 people in raids linked to Nevruz celebrations over the past week as part of Ankara’s continued crackdown on Kurdish political...

Court drops cases against officials in Turkey’s deadliest mining disaster due to statute of limitations

An appeals court in Turkey has ruled that cases against public officials over the country’s deadliest mining disaster in 2014 must be dropped due...

Turkey has investigated at least 70 journalists under controversial ‘disinformation law’ since 2022

Turkish authorities have investigated at least 70 journalists under a controversial “disinformation law” since 2022, among whom 15 were detained, four were arrested and...

Nearly 900 children under 6 live in Turkish prisons as overcrowding exceeds 108,000 inmates

A recent report by the Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) has revealed a growing number of children living behind bars with their mothers,...

Turkish pop music producer dies after fall from high-rise apartment building in İstanbul

Turkish music producer and former singer Erol Köse died on Monday after falling from the 16th floor of a building in İstanbul, with prosecutors...

Turkey’s ruling party to tighten control over opposition-run municipalities

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is preparing what the pro-government media describe as a new reform package that would tighten financial and...

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