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Turkey ranks 98th in World Happiness Report, its elderly happier than younger Turks

Turkey has climbed eight places in the World Happiness Report 2024 compared to the previous year and is now ranked 98th out of 143...

Some 2,000 femicides, suspicious deaths in Turkey since withdrawal from Istanbul Convention

At least 996 women in Turkey have been killed by men since the country’s 2021 withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, an international treaty aimed...

Turkey hits PKK targets in northern Iraq in retaliation for killing of soldier

Turkish warplanes on Tuesday carried out fresh airstrikes in northern Iraq, targeting outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) positions, after a PKK attack left one...

Former Barcelona player Arda Turan found guilty of tax fraud in Spain: report

Former Barcelona player Arda Turan has been found guilty of tax fraud in Spain and given a one-year suspended sentence, The Associated Press reported,...

Protesters blocked convoy of Turkish spy chief in Syria: reports

A convoy carrying İbrahim Kalın, the head of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MİT), and a delegation was intercepted by protesters near the northern Syrian...

Journalist given suspended sentence on Erdoğan insult charges

An İstanbul court has handed down a suspended sentence to a journalist on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan due to his criticism...

Greek main opposition party condemns Erdoğan for ‘provocative’ remarks on Cyprus

SYRIZA, Greece's main opposition party, has condemned recent comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan concerning the divided island of Cyprus, describing them as...

Ministry suspends official recognition of Diyanet-affiliated mosque in Belgium

Flemish Interior Minister Gwendolyn Rutten has suspended the official recognition that had been granted to a mosque affiliated with Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs...

6 years of Turkish control in Syria’s Afrin: 310,000 Kurds displaced, thousands arrested

Six years have passed since Syria's majority-Kurdish city of Afrin and its surrounding districts came under Turkish control, leading to the displacement of more...

Authoritarian tendencies entrenched in Turkey: German think tank

A recent publication by the German Bertelsmann Stiftung Foundation highlights Turkey's deepening autocratic rule, inefficient system of governance and economic instability. Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Transformation Index...

Ancient city that could bridge Turkey and Armenia’s bitter divide

"Look at this stone bridge," said writer Vedat Akçayöz, pointing to the crumbling stumps of a 10th-century span over the Arpaçay River, which marks...

Turkey seized nearly 12 tons of drugs in 2023: ministry data

Approximately 12 tons of drugs were seized in Turkey last year, in addition to a veritable explosion in bootleg alcohol and tobacco smuggling, the...

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