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Over 2.7 million people in İstanbul live in poverty: study

More than 2.7 million people out of 15 million residents of İstanbul are living in poverty, according to a study by the İstanbul Planning...

Critics say official inflation data mean starvation pensions for retirees

Turkey’s official inflation figures for December, showing a 44.3 percent annual increase, have drawn sharp criticism from opposition leaders, labor unions and economists, who...

Turkey sentenced 58 journalists to prison, arrested 26 in 2024: report

Turkish authorities sentenced 58 journalists to a total of 135 years in prison, detained 112 and arrested 26 in 2024, according to a report...

Number of femicides in Turkey soared to 394 in 2024: rights group

The number of women who fell victim to domestic violence rose sharply in Turkey in 2024 when a record number of at least 394...

Turkish Airlines defends record on bedbug prevention over reports of infested planes

Turkish Airlines is facing public scrutiny following reports of bedbugs on its flights, prompting the carrier to defend its pest-control measures and commitment to...

Former Turkish military officer jailed over explosives shipments to ISIL claims he sold arms to al-Jolani

Former Turkish military officer Nuri Gökhan Bozkır, serving a nearly 22-year prison sentence for his role in smuggling explosives to the Islamic State in...

Critics label pro-Erdoğan groups’ Gaza rally a PR stunt due to Turkey’s ongoing trade with Israel

Critics have accused groups supporting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of hypocrisy after they organized a high-profile Gaza solidarity rally in İstanbul on Wednesday,...

4 lieutenants dismissed over Atatürk badge dispute find jobs with Ankara municipality

Four lieutenants dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in early 2024 after a dispute over wearing badges bearing a photo Mustafa Kemal Atatürk,...

Former intel chief detained on Erdoğan insult charges due to criticism of Gaza policy

Turkish police on Thursday detained Sabri Uzun, the former head of the National Security Directorate’s intelligence department in Ankara, on accusations of insulting President...

Turkey will continue to take ‘destructive measures’ against Syrian Kurdish militants: defense ministry

Turkey’s Defense Ministry said it will maintain "preventive and destructive measures" against Kurdish militants in Syria, citing threats to national security and regional stability,...

Suspected al-Qaeda member taken off Turkey’s ‘wanted list’ after appointment as general in Syria

Fatma Zibak The name of a Turkish citizen who was wanted by Turkey due to his suspected links to al-Qaeda has been removed from the...

Erdoğan’s 2024: Turks on bread line, hollow Gaza rhetoric and a conqueror’s pose in Syria

Bünyamin Tekin Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s frenetic 2024 has left many wondering what his next move will be. The past year began in the...

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