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Turkey seeks lengthy prison sentences for 70 people over ties to popular döner chain in Gülen-linked case

Turkish prosecutors have filed terrorism charges against 70 people connected to popular restaurant franchise Maydonoz Döner, alleging links to the faith-based Gülen movement, a...

Turkey’s CHP files complaint against 3 prosecutors over politically charged investigations

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has filed a complaint with the country’s top judicial body against İstanbul's chief prosecutor and two other...

Turkey releases over 200 PKK convicts based on top court ruling: report

More than 200 people convicted of terrorism-related offenses linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were released from Turkish prisons after a landmark...

Big Mac Index shows Turkey’s currency overvalued, cost of living nearing US levels

Turkey’s cost of living continues to rise sharply, with the latest Big Mac Index revealing that a McDonald’s Big Mac now costs $5.59 in...

Syria forces deploy in Druze region after US-brokered truce with Israel backed by Turkey

Turkey has backed a US-brokered ceasefire deal between Syria’s interim government and Israel that led to the redeployment of Syrian interior ministry forces in...

Ancient statue returns to Turkey after 65 years in US

An ancient bronze statue believed to depict Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius has been returned to Turkey from the United States, 65 years after it...

EU eases Schengen visa rules for Turkish nationals with positive travel records

The European Union has introduced easier Schengen visa procedures for Turkish nationals with a record of lawful travel, granting access to longer-term multiple-entry visas...

[OPINION] From coup to crackdown: How Erdoğan used July 15 to dismantle Turkey’s democracy

Adem Yavuz Arslan* Nine years after a failed coup on July 15, 2016, Turkey remains a democracy in name only. Once hailed as a promising...

Turkey secretly plots to bypass INTERPOL rules to target exiled journalist in Sweden

A classified memo issued by Turkey’s Security General Directorate (Emniyet) reveals covert efforts to circumvent INTERPOL rules in order to secure an international arrest...

Pope Leo says he hopes to visit Turkey in the coming months

Pope Leo XIV said on Thursday that he hoped to visit Turkey in the coming months for a Christian religious commemoration, in what could...

Turkey slams Israeli strikes as ‘provocation,’ signals support for Syria

Turkey’s defense ministry on Thursday condemned recent Israeli airstrikes on the Syrian capital of Damascus as a “clear provocation” that threatens regional peace and...

Villagers begin hunger strike to protest bill enabling mining in olive-producing areas

A group of villagers from across Turkey who have spent the past two weeks protesting in front of the Turkish Parliament against a controversial...

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