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Two road accidents in Turkey kill at least 16

At least 16 people were killed in two road accidents in southern Turkey on Sunday, authorities said. A bus crashed off a highway near the...

Saudi-Pakistan mutual defense pact will not include Turkey: sources

Turkey will not join a mutual defense pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, a source close to the Saudi military told Agence France-Presse on...

Turkey blocks aid convoy to Syria’s Kobani, NGOs say

Turkish authorities blocked a convoy carrying aid to Kobani, a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria encircled by the Syrian army, nongovernmental organizations and...

Turkish buyers spent record $2.4 bln on overseas property in 2025

Turks spent $2.4 billion purchasing property abroad during the first 11 months of 2025, reaching an all time high, the state-run Anadolu news agency...

Hungary extradites whistleblower who said his life was in danger if returned to Turkey

Hungary has extradited Serdar Sertçelik to Turkey, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Saturday, returning a fugitive who had told a Budapest court...

Turkey had highest number of new applications in 2025 at European human rights court

Turkey had the highest number of new applications filed at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in 2025, the Stockholm Center for Freedom...

Israel imported $924 mln in goods from Turkey in 2025

Israel imported $924.1 million in goods from Turkey in 2025, Israeli official data show, even though Ankara said in May 2024 that it had...

Assets of illegal betting kingpin seized as prosecutors launch extradition process

Turkish prosecutors have seized the entire asset portfolio of illegal betting kingpin Veysel Şahin, including his companies, bank accounts and cryptocurrency holdings, as authorities...

Court releases ex-military officer in trial over 2002 murder of Turkish academic

A court in Ankara on Friday ordered the release of former Turkish military officer Nuri Gökhan Bozkır, the only jailed defendant standing trial over...

Turkey earmarks 1 bln lira to build hospital in İstanbul prison complex holding high-profile inmates

Turkey’s government has set aside 1 billion lira ($23 million) to build a 50-bed hospital inside a prison complex on the outskirts of İstanbul...

Turkey deploys F-16 jets in Somalia amid growing regional presence

Turkey has deployed F-16 fighter jets to Somalia, officials told AFP on Thursday, as Ankara seeks to expand its military footprint in the Horn...

Veteran journalist Ilıcak reflects on prison, political misjudgments after 2016 coup attempt

Veteran Turkish journalist Nazlı Ilıcak, who was jailed on terrorism-related charges in a mass crackdown following a failed coup in Turkey in 2016, has...

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