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[ANALYSIS] Strategy or desperation? Erdoğan’s Kurdish overture explained

Cevheri Güven Two members of parliament from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) visited Abdullah Öcalan, the founding leader of the outlawed...

Merlin Entertainments closes 3 sites in Turkey including Madame Tussauds

UK-headquartered Merlin Entertainments said on Tuesday it was closing three attractions in Turkey including a local branch of the famous Madame Tussauds wax museum,...

Kyrgyzstan transfers management of Gülen-linked Sapat schools to Turkey

The government of Kyrgyzstan has transferred the management of Sapat schools, affiliated with the Gülen movement, to Turkey’s state-run Maarif Foundation, the Stockholm Center...

Turkish journalist associations call 2024 ‘a lost year’ for press freedom amid crackdowns

Representatives of Turkish journalist associations warned Tuesday that press freedom is eroding under legal and political pressure marked by detentions, police violence and censorship,...

Turkish-backed militants kill 3 Kurdish security personnel in Aleppo: rights group

Turkish-backed fighters killed three pro-Kurdish security personnel in Aleppo on Tuesday in the first such attack in Syria's second city since rebels seized power...

Turkey issues detention warrant for exiled journalist for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan

Turkish prosecutors have issued a detention warrant for journalist and author Ahmet Nesin, who has been living in exile since 2016, on accusations of...

More than 35,000 Syrians have returned home since Assad’s ouster: minister

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday that a total of 35,114 Syrians have returned home over the past 21 days since the...

Opposition wary of AKP’s strategy, urges transparency after pro-Kurdish MPs’ meeting with PKK leader

Turkey’s opposition parties accuse the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP of lacking transparency, which fuels skepticism about its intentions and the potential outcome...

Suspected ISIL member sought on INTERPOL Red Notice arrested in İstanbul

A Turkish court on Monday ruled for the arrest of a suspected member of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from...

Poverty rate in Turkey climbed to 13.6 percent in 2024 as cost-of-living bites: TurkStat

The poverty rate in Turkey, where the public has been overwhelmed by a wide range of economic problems for several years, increased by 0.1...

Motive remains unknown as Turkish court sentences 3 to life over death of 8-year-old girl

A Turkish court on Saturday sentenced three suspects including family members to life in prison over the death of an 8-year-old girl in the...

Turkish gov’t announces $14 billion development plan for Kurdish southeast: report

Turkey announced a $14 billion regional development plan on Sunday that aims to narrow the economic gap between its mainly Kurdish southeast region and...

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