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Turkey’s education minister sues 168 signatories of secularism manifesto

Turkish Education Minister Yusuf Tekin has said he filed a lawsuit against 168 public figures who recently signed a manifesto titled “We Defend Secularism...

Öcalan to release new message on anniversary of February 27 PKK dissolution call

A new message from Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed founder of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), will be made public on February 27, the...

Erdoğan rejects criticism over Ramadan activities in schools

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday defended a directive introducing Ramadan-related activities in public schools, rejecting criticism from opponents who said the move undermined...

Criminal case against Halkbank over Iran sanctions back on US court’s agenda: report

The US criminal case against Turkey’s state-owned lender Halkbank, which was charged in 2019 with helping Iran evade US sanctions, is moving again after...

Turkish F-16 crashes after takeoff, pilot killed

A Turkish fighter jet crashed shortly after takeoff early Wednesday, killing the pilot, state media reported, citing the defense ministry. Radio and tracking information with...

NATO surveilling Iran from Turkey as Ankara mulls entering Iranian territory to stop refugees: report

Surveillance of Iran from a NATO air base in central Anatolia has recently increased as Ankara prepares for the possibility of a US-led strike...

Jailed since 2017, Kavala says Turkish government made an example of him to intimidate activists

Turkish philanthropist and human rights defender Osman Kavala said his eight-year imprisonment on charges he calls fabricated serves as a deliberate warning to civil...

Turkey secures $6.75 bln for largest foreign-financed railway project

Turkey has reached a preliminary agreement with six international financial institutions for $6.75 billion in funding for a major railway project that will cross...

Marriages decrease, divorces increase in Turkey’s ‘Year of the Family’

The number of marriages in Turkey fell while divorces rose in 2025, official data showed on Tuesday, despite government efforts to promote the year...

Court sentences 7 journalists to 18 days over photos taken at Kobani hearing

A Turkish court has sentenced seven journalists to 18 days in prison for allegedly recording audio and video during the final hearing of the...

UN rights body to review case of teacher who died in Turkish prison due to lack of medication

A Geneva-based rights group said a case it submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee concerning the death of a teacher who died in...

Indictment seeks up to 10 years for parents, 3 others over alleged cover-up in fatal İstanbul crash

An indictment filed by Turkish prosecutors is seeking prison sentences of up to 10 years for the parents of a teenage driver and three...

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