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China’s BYD starts building EV plant as part of billion-dollar investment in Turkey

Construction equipment has moved onto the planned site of Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD’s factory in western Turkey, in the first public signs of...

Turkey’s state broadcaster slammed over documentary targeting LGBTQ people

Turkey’s state broadcaster is facing criticism over a documentary that critics say targets lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people and frames them as...

Spain seizes nearly 10 tons of cocaine from ship allegedly owned by Turkey-based company

Spanish authorities have seized nearly 10 metric tons of cocaine from a cargo ship in the Atlantic Ocean that Turkish media have linked to...

Tech giants help Ankara censor online speech on a massive scale: report

Global tech companies are helping the Turkish government censor online speech and identify critics by complying with large numbers of takedown and data requests...

European rights court rules Turkey violated lecturer’s fair trial rights in ByLock case

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated a university lecturer’s right to a fair trial by upholding his 2016...

Fighting in Aleppo sends shock waves into Turkey’s fragile peace bid with Kurdish militants

A burst of fighting in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo is spilling across the border into Turkey’s politics, hardening rhetoric and raising new questions...

Turkey ranks 29th in Europe for homeownership as costs soar

Turkey's homeownership rate fell to 55.8 percent in 2024, placing the country 29th among 32 European nations surveyed by Eurostat, the European Union's statistical office. The...

Syrian army tells Kurdish forces to withdraw from area east of Aleppo city

Syria's army told Kurdish forces on Tuesday to withdraw from an area they control east of Aleppo after dislodging fighters from two neighborhoods in...

6 more detained in Turkey’s expanding drug investigation targeting celebrities

Six more people, including a well-known actor and a pop singer, have been detained as part of an expanding drug investigation led by the...

İmamoğlu ordered to pay damages to Erdoğan over remarks on assets seizure

A Turkish court has ordered Ekrem İmamoğlu, İstanbul’s jailed mayor and the main opposition’s presidential candidate, to pay 150,000 Turkish lira ($3,500) in non-pecuniary...

PKK says Aleppo clashes aimed to derail Turkey peace talks

Deadly clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters in Syria were an attempt to sabotage peace moves between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers' Party...

Over 70 violations against Kurdish language and culture recorded in Turkey in 2025: report

At least 70 violations targeting Kurdish language and culture were documented in Turkey in 2025, spanning public spaces, media, arts and prisons, according to...

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