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Turkey keeps PKK as primary security threat despite peace talks

Turkey’s top security body said Wednesday it still views the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) as the country’s main threat, issuing a statement that...

Opposition parties urge gov’t to release minutes of MPs’ talks with Öcalan

Opposition parties in Turkey are calling on the government to publicly release the full minutes of a recent meeting between lawmakers and Abdullah Ă–calan,...

Retired military staff among those facing charges over premature naming of 20 killed in C-130 crash

The Turkish Defense Ministry has filed a criminal complaint against several people, including retired military personnel, for posting the names of 20 service members...

Turkey says it is ready to join Ukraine ‘reassurance force’ after ceasefire

Turkey said Thursday it is prepared to take part in a proposed multinational “reassurance force” that would be deployed to Ukraine after a ceasefire...

Turkish authorities’ demand triggers new X block on journalist

Turkish journalist Amberin Zaman said Wednesday that X blocked access in Turkey to her new account after an earlier block against her main account...

Turkey’s gas company posts record billion dollar loss as state keeps prices low

Turkey’s state-owned pipeline operator Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAŞ) recorded a net loss of 44.9 billion lira ($1 billion) in 2024 as the government continued...

ECtHR faults Turkey for failure to investigate top officials over May Day protest injury

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the rights of a man who lost an eye during the...

AKP rejects Syrian Kurdish commander’s appeal to visit Öcalan, says SDF must give up arms

A senior official from Turkey’s ruling party on Tuesday dismissed a request by the commander of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to visit...

Turkey’s agricultural sector sheds 2.6 million jobs in two decades: report

Turkey has lost 2.6 million agricultural jobs since 2002, when the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power, according to a report...

Turkey’s candidate to lead INTERPOL tied to political Red Notice attempt: report

Turkey’s candidate to lead INTERPOL has come under new scrutiny after The Telegraph published a special report alleging that he advised police on how...

Far-right leader hails MPs’ meeting with Öcalan and says PKK talks are right, legal or not

Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), praised Turkish lawmakers for meeting with Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed founder of the...

Turkish lawmakers meet with Ă–calan in landmark visit

Turkey’s parliament said Monday that a group of lawmakers met with Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of Kurdish militants, on İmralı Island, in the...

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