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Students go hungry in Turkey as poverty pushes children into work: report

A report by the Education and Science Workers’ Union (Eğitim Sen) has found that widespread poverty in Turkey’s fifth largest city is pushing children...

Schengen visa bottleneck leaves Turks scrambling for appointments

Turkish citizens seeking to travel to Europe are facing growing difficulties securing Schengen visa appointments ahead of the summer travel season, fueling a market...

Turks face long waits for hospital tests as official data show record appointment numbers

Patients in Turkey are waiting months for some medical tests, including heart scans and endoscopies, even as government data show hospitals are handling record...

Erdoğan marks Ottoman conquest anniversary with Friday prayer at Hagia Sophia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended Friday prayers at Hagia Sophia in İstanbul as Turkey marked the 573rd anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of...

Turkey’s main opposition to hold rival Eid events as jailed Erdoğan rival backs ousted CHP leader

Turkey’s main opposition party will hold rival Eid al-Adha greeting events in Ankara on Saturday, with its court-installed chairman gathering supporters at party headquarters,...

Only 5 percent of CHP voters back Kılıçdaroğlu’s return as party leader: poll

Only 5 percent of voters for Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) support former chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s return to party leadership after a...

Teacher arrested after climbing onto police water cannon at İzmir CHP protest

A teacher who climbed onto a police water cannon vehicle during a police intervention at a protest organized by the ousted leader of Turkey’s...

3 tankers hit in drone attacks off Turkey’s Black Sea coast, crews safe

Three tankers were reportedly attacked by drones in the Black Sea near Turkey’s northern coast on Thursday, with all crew members reported safe, according...

Kanye West to perform in İstanbul on May 30

American rapper Kanye West, whose concerts have been banned in several European venues over controversial antisemitic remarks, will appear in Istanbul on May 30,...

Kılıçdaroğlu signals purge in CHP after court reinstates him as leader

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, reinstated as chairman of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) by a controversial court ruling last week, has said the party...

Court-appointed CHP leadership moves to consolidate control, distance itself from jailed Erdoğan rival

A court-appointed team moved Tuesday to consolidate control of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) by restoring pre-2023 party bodies, calling leadership and...

Turkey blocks 93 social media accounts for alleged ‘provocative’ posts after CHP court ruling

Turkish authorities have blocked access to 93 social media accounts accused of making “provocative” posts and attempting to create “social chaos” following a controversial...

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