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Key Erdoğan ally makes closer Russia, China ties condition for 2028 election support

A senior official from the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), a key ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party...

İstanbul prosecutor signals new wave of celebrity drug operations amid expanding probe

İstanbul’s chief public prosecutor has signaled a new wave of operations targeting celebrities and business figures as part of a growing drug investigation, amid...

Turkish visits to Greek islands have skyrocketed with visa-on-arrival

Visits from Turkey to nearby Greek islands have increased around fivefold in recent years with the expansion of a visa-on-arrival program, reflecting the growing...

Ex-AKP official indicted over alleged coercion in İstanbul municipality case

Turkish prosecutors have indicted lawyer and former Justice and Development Party (AKP) official Mücahit Birinci on accusations that he attempted to coerce a jailed...

NATO is not obliged to help reopen Strait of Hormuz, Turkish trade minister says

Turkey’s trade minister said in an interview with Euronews on Friday that NATO is not legally required to join any US-led effort to reopen...

Opposition lawmaker questions whether negligence lay behind deadly C-130 crash

An opposition lawmaker on Thursday questioned whether negligence may have played a role in the November crash of a Turkish military C-130 transport plane...

Aid convoy departs Turkey for Iran amid ‘desperate’ humanitarian conditions

The Red Cross and Turkey's Red Crescent on Friday dispatched an emergency humanitarian aid convoy from Turkey to Iran as the organization warned of...

Erdoğan tells Iranian president talks should aim for lasting peace: office

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian that upcoming talks between Iran and the United States should be used to...

Turkey’s disinformation law used to charge at least 83 journalists since 2022, data show

Turkey has charged at least 83 journalists a total of 114 times under its disinformation law since it took effect in October 2022, according...

Former US official says possible US exit from NATO would be to side with Israel in Turkey clash

Joe Kent, a former top US counterterrorism official, has said the United States could leave NATO to support Israel in a potential conflict with...

Turkish comedian detained over joke about Ottoman sultan

Turkish comedian Tuba Ulu was detained after making a joke about Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent during a stand-up performance, according to prosecutors. The İstanbul...

Turkey’s ruling party wins Bursa Municipality after opposition mayor jailed

Turkey's ruling party on Thursday won control of Bursa, the country's fourth-largest city, after its mayor was jailed, in the latest blow to the...

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