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Erdoğan says Turkey’s peace initiative will continue as pro-Kurdish party voices doubts over delays

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday that Turkey would continue a peace initiative aimed at ending the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) armed campaign,...

Turkish general reassigned after fighter jet flyover during football match draws criticism

A Turkish Air Force general has been reassigned following a controversial incident last week in which F-16 fighter jets and helicopters flew low over...

Turkey jails 7 people after appeals court upholds Gülen-link convictions

Turkey on Tuesday jailed seven people in Kayseri province, including teachers, military officers and a police officer, after an appeals court upheld their prison sentences...

Turkish gov’t moves to contain backlash over alleged discrimination against school shooting victim

Facing mounting condemnation from opposition politicians, journalists and civil society figures, Turkish government officials have contacted and visited the family of a school shooting...

Press groups condemn Turkey’s ‘weaponization’ of disinformation law against journalists

Twenty-five international and local press freedom organizations have strongly condemned Turkey’s intensified use of its disinformation law to systematically prosecute journalists, calling for the...

Turkey, Spain hold Hürjet signing ceremony in Madrid

Turkey and Spain held a signing ceremony in Madrid on Tuesday for the export of Turkey’s domestically developed Hürjet advanced jet trainer, formalizing a...

Turkey denies knowledge of involvement of defense contractor’s US unit in Israel bomb sale

Turkey’s defense ministry has denied knowledge of allegations that the US subsidiary of Turkish defense contractor REPKON was involved in ammunition sales to Israel,...

Dozens detained in Turkey ahead of May 1 celebrations

Nearly 40 people, including journalists, labor union members and opposition figures, were detained on Tuesday in İstanbul ahead of International Workers' Day, celebrated on...

Police crack down on miners on hunger strike in Ankara, detain union leaders

Police on Monday cracked down on coal miners who are on a hunger strike in Ankara, using tear gas and detaining union leaders as...

Police block May Day commemoration, detain dozens in İstanbul’s Taksim Square

Turkish police detained more than 30 people in İstanbul on Monday after blocking a May Day commemoration near Taksim Square, including union leaders and...

Turkey ranks 18th globally with $30 billion in military spending in 2025: SIPRI

Fatma Zibak Turkey’s military spending rose to $30 billion in 2025, making it 18th among the world’s top defense spenders, according to new data from...

Erdoğan offers 20-year tax break to lure foreign income and corporate hubs to Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said his government would offer 20-year tax breaks on foreign-sourced income and earnings from companies managing overseas operations...

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