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Turkish experts await Israeli go-ahead to help recover bodies in Gaza

A team of Turkish disaster response specialists is stationed at the Egyptian border, awaiting Israeli authorization to enter Gaza and help in search and...

Germany approves Eurofighter negotiations with Turkey

Germany has approved opening negotiations with Turkey on a possible sale of Eurofighter Typhoon jets, the German government said, clearing a key political hurdle...

AKP, MHP reject motion to investigate suspicious death of female student in eastern Turkey

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its far-right ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), on Wednesday rejected a parliamentary motion to investigate...

Turkey appoints former disaster chief to coordinate Gaza aid as it steps up post-ceasefire role: report

Turkey has appointed Mehmet Güllüoğlu, the former head of the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), as coordinator for humanitarian aid to Gaza,...

Turkey raises $2.95 billion in 5G spectrum tender as operators prepare rollout for 2026

Turkey’s long-awaited 5G spectrum tender drew $2.95 billion in winning bids on Thursday, with the country’s top three mobile operators, Turkcell, Türk Telekom and...

[OPINION] Turkey’s ambiguous role in Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan

Ömer Murat* In the complex world of Middle Eastern diplomacy, appearances often take precedence over reality. Until last month’s meeting in New York on the...

Turkey tops OECD in youth disengagement, ranks last in Europe for graduate employment

Nearly one in three young people in Turkey is neither working nor studying, the highest rate among members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation...

Iranian Kurdish dissident in İstanbul dies from gunshot wounds: reports

An Iranian Kurdish dissident has died after being shot while walking home in İstanbul, Turkish media reported on Wednesday, in what rights groups described...

Turkey moves to criminalize behavior ‘contrary to biological sex,’ alarming LGBTQ+ community

Turkey’s government is drafting a judicial reform bill that would impose prison sentences on people who publicly promote or depict gender identities or expressions...

Turkey sees lowest rainfall in 52 years, weather agency warns

Turkey has recorded its lowest rainfall levels in more than five decades, according to a report released by the General Directorate of Meteorology, part...

Jailed PKK leader asks Iraqi Kurdistan president to help steer Turkey peace talks: report

Jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan appealed to Nechirvan Barzani, the president of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, to help advance talks with Ankara...

Prosecutors seek prison sentence for acting İstanbul mayor over courthouse incident

An indictment has been filed against Nuri Aslan, the acting mayor of İstanbul, on charges of “attempting to prevent the performance of duty,” for...

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