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Father of Israeli Arab businessman killed in İstanbul denies political motive behind attack

The father of an Israeli Arab businessman who was killed in an attack in İstanbul on Sunday has denied any political motivation behind the murder...

Italy extradites Turkish citizen suspected of PKK membership to Germany

A suspected former outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) executive has been extradited by Italy to Germany, where he was arrested upon his arrival, Agence...

Turkey sees highest broadly defined unemployment rate in last 3 years in Q2: TurkStat

Turkey's broadly defined unemployment rate rose to 27.3 percent in the second quarter of 2024 with a 2.2 percent increase compared to the previous...

Turkish court releases social media influencer accused of tax evasion, money laundering

A Turkish court has ordered the release of Dilan Polat, a prominent social media influencer and beauty center owner who was arrested on charges...

A first in Diyarbakır: Turkish football chief, governor, Kurdish mayors attend dinner hosted by Amedspor

Amedspor, a football team from the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır, has for the first time brought together the president of Turkey’s Football Federation...

9 arrested in connection to multiple forest fires in Turkey: minister

Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has announced the arrest of nine people among 22 who were detained in connection to forest fires that broke...

Turkey’s opposition fails to restore ousted MP’s seat in session marked by violence

An extraordinary session in the Turkish parliament on Friday that deteriorated into a brawl among ruling and opposition party lawmakers produced no results beneficial...

Arresting Kurds over songs played at weddings is abuse of power: HRW

Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized Turkey for arresting dozens of Kurds at wedding parties for singing or dancing to political folk songs, calling it...

Wildfires, fanned by strong winds, are raging in Turkey’s west and north: report

A forest fire in Turkey's western coastal province of İzmir, fanned by strong winds, is near residential areas, forcing some people to be evacuated,...

600,000 houses could collapse within minutes in potential İstanbul earthquake, minister warns

Turkey’s environment minister, Murat Kurum, has warned that 600,000 houses in İstanbul have been identified as being at risk of collapsing in the event...

Majority of Turks say religion will have less influence on society in the future: survey

More than 50 percent of Turks believe that religion will have a diminishing influence on society in Turkey in the future, according to a...

Musicians receive suspended sentences for performing Kurdish songs

Four musicians have been handed down suspended sentences of more than a year for singing Kurdish-language songs at a wedding in Hakkari, the Stockholm...

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