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Turks newly registered as protection seekers in Germany down 65 percent in 2025

The number of Turkish nationals newly registered as protection seekers in Germany fell sharply in 2025, dropping by 65 percent from 11,000 in 2024 to...

Austrian economist’s call for Turkey’s EU membership by 2034 sparks backlash over wording

Austrian economist and EU enlargement advocate Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn has called for Turkey to join the European Union by 2034, triggering criticism from Turkish social...

12 jailed in bid-rigging probe targeting İstanbul Municipality subsidiary

A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of 12 people detained in a new operation targeting a subsidiary of the İstanbul Municipality over allegations...

Turkish police detain 108 in AI-assisted illegal betting raids across 35 provinces

Turkish police have detained 108 people in simultaneous raids across 35 provinces as part of an İstanbul-based investigation into an illegal betting and gambling...

Turkey’s top commanders led 2016 coup, then sided with Erdoğan, ex-general convicted of failed putsch says

A former Turkish brigadier general convicted over the operation to detain President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a failed coup in Turkey in 2016 told...

Turkish police launch raids targeting 135 illegal betting suspects across 33 provinces

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 135 suspects as part of a sweeping operation targeting illegal betting networks across 33 provinces, the state-run...

Businessman accused of spying for US, UK and Israel says he spied on Gülen movement for Ankara

A Turkish businessman accused of spying for the US, the UK and Israel told a court Monday that he helped Ankara identify the names,...

Jailed Antalya mayor, son seek leniency by cooperating in corruption probe targeting municipality

Jailed Antalya Mayor Muhittin Böcek and his son have applied to benefit from a Turkish legal provision that can allow suspects to seek reduced...

Turkey-Syria border crossing to reopen after 12-year closure

One of the border crossings between Turkey and Syria is to reopen on Tuesday, ending a 12-year closure, local officials said Monday. The reopening of...

Germany’s Kant foundation honors jailed İstanbul mayor, wife with World Citizen Award

Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and his wife, Dilek İmamoğlu, have been awarded the Kant World Citizen Award by Germany’s Immanuel Kant Foundation in recognition...

Turkish comedian faces up to 3 years in prison over joke about Ottoman sultan

Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment seeking up to three years in prison for stand-up comedian Tuba Ulu over a joke she made about...

3 Turkish citizens evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship put in isolation in İstanbul

Three Turkish citizens evacuated from the MV Hondius, a cruise ship linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak, were brought to İstanbul overnight and put...

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