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Turkey marks ‘elimination of violence day’ amid protest bans as women push back

Women across Turkey attempted to take to the streets on Tuesday for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, with authorities...

Turkey’s agricultural sector sheds 2.6 million jobs in two decades: report

Turkey has lost 2.6 million agricultural jobs since 2002, when the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power, according to a report...

Turkey detains 429 suspects in nationwide cybercrime raids, seizes assets worth $23.5 million

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday the detention of 429 suspects in a series of nationwide cybercrime operations over the past 10...

Famous Turkish YouTuber gets suspended sentence over social media remarks

An İstanbul court has handed down a 26-month suspended sentence to popular YouTuber and filmmaker İlker Canikligil over comments he made during a livestream...

Far-right leader hails MPs’ meeting with Öcalan and says PKK talks are right, legal or not

Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), praised Turkish lawmakers for meeting with Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed founder of the...

Syrian Kurdish commander says he wants to visit Turkey, meet with jailed PKK leader

Mazlum Abdi, commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has said he is ready to travel to Turkey and meet with jailed Kurdistan...

Turkey drafts new rules on influencer advertising, bans fortune-telling, illegal betting promotions

Turkey’s trade ministry is preparing a regulation to tighten oversight of influencer advertising on social media, introducing stricter transparency requirements, new rules on artificial...

Turkey to have talks with World Bank on $6 billion electricity grid upgrade: minister

Turkey has reached a preliminary agreement with the World Bank to begin work on a financing package worth up to $6 billion to support...

İstanbul governor bans uncontrolled feeding of stray dogs, cites health risks

The İstanbul Governor’s Office has issued a new circular prohibiting what it describes as “uncontrolled feeding” of stray dogs in public spaces, citing public...

Turkish Airlines joins suspension of flights to Venezuela after US warns of ‘heightened military activity’

Turkish Airlines on Sunday announced a temporary suspension of flights to Venezuela after the US civil aviation regulator warned of dangers from "heightened military...

Basilica emerges from Turkish lake, offering clues to early Church life

When it was discovered a decade ago, the 4th-century basilica of Nicaea was totally submerged, its importance to early Christian history hidden beneath a...

Turkey’s Christians battle inequality, exclusion

Despite some progress in restoring their rights, Christians in Turkey are still struggling against inequality and a sense of exclusion as Pope Leo XIV...

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