Powerful Earthquake Hits Northwestern Turkey
A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Turkey's Balikesir province Sunday evening, killing an 81-year-old woman and injuring 29 others. ...
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Turkey Wildfire Forces Closure of Critical Dardanelles Waterway
Turkey has temporarily closed the Dardanelles Strait, one of the world's most critical maritime passages, as raging wildfires spread dangerously ...
Erdogan Appoints New Communications Chief in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reshuffled his communications team on Thursday, appointing Deputy Foreign Minister Burhanettin Duran as the nation's ...
Turkey Bans Elon Musk’s Grok AI Over Erdogan Insults
A Turkish court has imposed an unprecedented ban on content from Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot after authorities alleged the ...
Wildfires Rage in Turkey, France as Early Heatwave Scorches Europe
Firefighters are battling wildfires in Turkey and France as of Monday, 30 June as an unseasonal heatwave swept across Southern ...
Turkey Tightens Borders as Iran-Israel War Escalates
Turkey has significantly enhanced border security measures along its 560-km (350-mile) frontier with Iran following the outbreak of hostilities between ...
Turkey Detains 97 Students in Campus Protest Crackdown
Turkish authorities detained 97 students at Istanbul's Bogazici University on Tuesday during a protest against a controversial conference featuring Islamic ...
Who Replaces Ekrem İmamoğlu? Turkey’s CHP Picks Interim Mayor Amid Legal Crisis
Istanbul’s opposition-led municipal council appointed CHP’s Nuri Aslan as interim mayor on Wednesday after Ekrem İmamoğlu—President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s top ...
Anti-Erdogan Protests Escalate in Turkey Despite President’s Warning
Thousands of anti-Erdogan protesters have defied government bans, gathering nightly across Turkey since the controversial arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem ...
Istanbul Mayor: Nine Journalists Arrested in Turkey on Account of Protest Coverage
Turkish authorities have detained nine journalists who covered overnight protests against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, according to ...
Istanbul Mayor’s Detention Sparks Widespread Protests Across Turkey
Thousands of Turks took to the streets on Thursday to protest the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip ...
Zicsaloma Reveals Why He Underwent Nose Surgery In Turkey
Nigerian skit maker Zicsaloma has revealed why he chose to undergo rhinoplasty. The content creator underwent nose reconstruction surgery in ...
Turkey Detains Pro-Kurdish Mayor in Mersin Amid Terrorism Investigation
The Turkish police in the southern province of Mersin have detained Hosyar Sariyildiz, the pro-Kurdish mayor of Mersin's Akdeniz district, ...
US-Turkey Tensions Flare Over Syrian Kurdish Forces and ISIS Fight
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Turkey to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister ...
Turkey Ousts Pro-Kurdish Mayors in Eastern Cities
Turkey had on Friday, dismissed two elected pro-Kurdish mayors in the eastern cities over convictions on terrorism-related offenses, according to ...
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