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Nationalist opposition leader says Turkey is poorly governed, calls for early elections

İYİ (Good) Party leader Müsavat Dervişoğlu has called for early elections in Turkey, saying the country is being poorly governed and needs a vote...

Turkish defense ministry files criminal complaint after politician claims Israel downed military cargo plane

Turkey’s Ministry of Defense said on Thursday it had filed a criminal complaint after veteran politician Doğu Perinçek claimed that Israel shot down a...

Turkey says 75 percent of stray dogs have been rounded up amid criticism of cull law

Turkey has rounded up some 75 percent of stray dogs under a nationwide campaign, Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi said in remarks broadcast by the state-run...

Turkey presses Netherlands on 217 extradition requests tied to Gülen movement

Turkey’s justice minister said Ankara has asked the Netherlands to extradite 217 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, renewing a long-running...

Poll shows Turkey’s main opposition party leading ruling AKP as pro-Kurdish party’s support declines

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) remains ahead of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in voter support, while the pro-Kurdish Peoples’...

Turkey’s auto market contracted nearly 13 percent in March

Turkey’s auto market contracted nearly 13 percent in March as sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles fell to 101,997 units from a...

Gazprom says drone attack on TurkStream entry point in Russia was repelled

Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Thursday that air defenses repelled a drone attack on a compressor station linked to the TurkStream natural gas...

Finance minister says Middle East war will create opportunities for Turkey through new trade corridors

Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said on Wednesday that the war in the Middle East would create opportunities for Turkey by forcing...

Turkey’s education system faces sharp decline in student numbers, labor market mismatch

Turkey's education system faces a sharp decline in student numbers and a growing mismatch with the labor market, a report by the Turkish Education...

World Bank approves $2 billion for İstanbul rail crossing project

The World Bank on Tuesday approved $2 billion in financing for Turkey’s İstanbul North Rail Crossing Project, a new railway line across the Bosporus...

19 Afghan migrants, including baby, die after boat sinks off Turkey

Nineteen Afghan migrants, including a baby, died after an inflatable dinghy sank in the Aegean Sea off southwestern Turkey on Wednesday, authorities said. The Turkish...

Italy to miss World Cup again as Turkey, Bosnia, Czech Republic and Sweden qualify

Italy failed to qualify for a third straight World Cup after losing to Bosnia and Herzegovina on penalties Tuesday in a European playoff, while...

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