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Turkish historian İlber Ortaylı dies at 78

Turkish historian İlber Ortaylı, a leading authority on Ottoman history, died on Friday at a hospital in İstanbul after his condition worsened during treatment...

Top Turkish Cypriot court to review legality of disputed fiber optic deal with Turkey

The president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) has sent a law approving a fiber optic deal with Turkey to the KKTC's...

Mayor detained in western Turkey as crackdown on main opposition deepens

Turkish authorities have detained an opposition mayor in western Turkey as part of a bribery and misconduct investigation, the latest move in an expanding...

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits northeastern Turkey

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck northeastern Turkey early Friday, according to the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), prompting school closures in the...

Turkish state lender told to cut Iran ties or face revived US prosecution

Turkish state lender Halkbank has agreed to stop conducting or facilitating transactions that benefit Iran and submit to outside compliance scrutiny under a deal...

Drug seizures at Turkish borders exceed 33 tons in 2025

Turkish customs officials seized more than 33 tons of drugs in 2025, according to figures released by the Ministry of Trade, reflecting the scale...

Turkey among top buyers as German arms exports hit record €13.1 billion in 2025

Turkey was among the largest buyers of German arms in 2025, a year in which Germany approved a record €13.11 billion ($15 billion) in...

Turkey keeps interest rate unchanged at 37 percent amid geopolitical risks

Turkey’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 37 percent on Thursday, signaling that tight monetary policy remains in place as rising...

Court gives journalist suspended sentence, orders release after 3 months in pretrial detention

 A Turkish court sentenced jailed journalist Enver Aysever to 10 months in prison on Thursday for “inciting hatred and enmity” due to remarks he...

Turkey’s 65+ population climbs to 9.6 million

Turkey’s population above the age of 65, classified as senior citizens, rose 20.5 percent over the past five years to nearly 9.6 million, data...

Salih Muslim, longtime Syrian Kurdish PYD leader, dies at 75

Salih Muslim, a prominent Syrian Kurdish political figure and longtime leader of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), has died at the age of 75...

Turkey talking to US, Iran in bid to end war, foreign minister says

Turkey is talking to both Washington and Tehran in a bid to end the Middle East war, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Thursday as...

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