Syrian Kurdish-led forces say Turkish airstrikes killed 12
Kurdish-led forces that control large swaths of northern and northeastern Syria said 12 people were killed Wednesday in airstrikes it blamed on Turkey, Agence...
Earthquakes hit one-fifth of Turkey’s food production: UN
The devastating earthquakes that hit southern Turkey and neighboring Syria in February damaged more than 20 percent of Turkey’s agricultural production, Agence France-Presse reported,...
Officials involved in illegal deportation of Turkish teachers indicted by Kosovar court
A court in Pristina has accepted the indictment of three officials involved in the illegal deportation of six Turkish teachers to Turkey on March...
Turkey’s Erdoğan to Trump: You prefer a pastor to a strategic ally of yours...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday responded to a recent statement from the US administration, saying it’s a shame for Washington to prefer...
More than 18 million Turks received gov’t assistance in 2024: report
The number of Turkish citizens receiving government assistance surged in 2024, with nearly 800,000 additional households relying on aid amid ongoing economic problems in...
23 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in March
Twenty-three women were murdered by men in Turkey last month, while 19 died under suspicious circumstances, according to data from the We Will Stop...
Counterterrorism police raid home of local journalist for reporting on municipal corruption
Hasan Tolga Balcılar, a local journalist in the southern city of Osmaniye, said his house was raided three times in a week after he...
US VP Pence: Turkey would do well not to test Trump’s resolve on pastor...
US Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday tweeted that Turkey should not test US President Donald Trump’s resolve to see the return to the...
Independent media outlets in Turkey condemn Google’s ‘devastating’ algorithm changes
Eight independent online news outlets in Turkey have issued an open letter protesting Google’s algorithm changes, which they say have drastically reduced their reader...
Son of elderly inmate who died in prison sentenced on the same terrorism charges...
A Turkish court has sentenced Mustafa Said Muğla, the son of Nusret Muğla, who died in prison last year at the age of 84,...
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