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Turkey's Erdogan condemns Israeli aggression against Gaza flotilla
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Israeli aggression in intercepting 40 boats carrying aid and activists to Gaza, saying it showed Israel's government has no intention of letting hopes for peace grow. In a speech to officials from his...

Iraq Kurdistan oil flows to Turkey running at around 180,000 bpd
Flows resumed on Saturday, as eight oil companies operating in Iraqi Kurdistan reached agreements with Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government [Getty] Crude oil flows from Iraq's Kurdistan region to Turkey's Ceyhan port are running at around...

From battlefield to boardroom: Turkey’s grip on Libya
Over the past 14 years, Turkey’s involvement in Libya has shifted from a narrowly focused military intervention to a complex, multi-layered engagement that intertwines security, economic, mediation and political interests. Initially aimed at...

Turkey Detains 189 Suspects in Major Anti-Drug Operation
The operation, spanning across eight provinces, including Istanbul, tracked the suspects through technical and physical surveillance, and documented all their related criminal activities as evidence, Yerlikaya said, Xinhua reported. Of the...


Poverty and inequality threaten children’s right to education in Turkey, association warns
Turkey’s deepening economic crisis is pushing children out of school, while structural problems in the education system threaten their right to education, the İstanbul-based Student-Parent Association (Veli-Der) said Saturday in a report,...

‘Defect or be jailed’: opposition mayors face new threat in Turkey
Turkish opposition leaders say the government has found a new way to silence dissent: pressuring its mayors and local officials to defect to the ruling party. Turkey’s main opposition, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), is currently battling a...

Women’s groups in Turkey demand probe into rise in suspicious deaths
Women’s rights groups in Turkey are calling for a thorough investigation into a surge in suspicious deaths of women, after four women were found dead in the past two days, the BirGün daily reported. Activists say many of the cases are initially...

Turkey Anticipates Manageable Fine to Settle Halkbank-US Dispute
(Bloomberg) -- Turkey anticipates settling a long-running dispute with the US administration over sanctions busting allegations against state lender Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS with a manageable fine, according to a person familiar with the matter....

Turkey probes Israel's arrest of 24 citizens in international waters
The Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office on Thursday announced that it had opened an investigation after Israeli forces arrested Turkish citizens on board a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying activists and humanitarian aid. The probe concerns “24 Turkish...

Magnitude 5 earthquake jolts Istanbul, buildings shake in Turkey's largest city
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Istanbul on Thursday, rattling buildings across Turkey’s largest city and sending people rushing onto the streets, according to the news agency Reuters and the AFAD disaster agency. AFAD reported that the tremor...

PTL hosts Turkey Fund Kickoff Show

Iran may release hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees into Iraq and Turkey
Iran is considering releasing hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees across its western borders with Iraq and Turkey. It would be part of what officials describe as a necessarily more offensive and unpredictable strategy in the wake of the...

Turkey Freezes Assets of Iranian Individuals, Institutions
Thu 02 Oct 2025 | 12:45 PM Turkey has announced the freezing of assets, funds and bank accounts belonging to 20 Iranian individuals and 18 institutions over their links to Iran’s nuclear program. The decision, issued on Wednesday through an...
Turkey Joins Arab States In Backing Trump's Gaza Plan, But Hamas Likely To Reject It
As of Tuesday, President Trump gave Hamas "two or three" days to respond positively to his 20-point Gaza peace plan, which is now being studied by Hamas. Axios says that Qatar and Egypt are the prime mediators, having presented the plan to Hamas...

Trey Mallory Competes In Turkey Tournament
Promising tennis player Trey Mallory has competed in his second consecutive M15 Kayseri International tournament in Turkey. Mallory, who is competing on the professional circuit following his collegiate career, faced Russia’s Semen Pankin in the...

Strong Earthquake shook Buildings in Turkey’s largest City
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake shook buildings in Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, on Thursday, sending some people fleeing into the streets, witnesses and the disaster agency AFAD told Reuters. AFAD said the epicenter of the tremor was in the Sea of...

Top 10 Best Hair Transplant in Turkey: Clinics You Can Trust
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UAE, Turkey central banks sign $4.9-billion currency swap deal
The central banks of the United Arab Emirates and Turkey signed a bilateral currency swap agreement of a nominal size of 18 billion UAE dirham ($4.90 billion) and 198 billion Turkish lira, they each said on Thursday. The Turkish central bank said...

Nordex signs new order in Turkey
The Group will supply and install 14 N163/6.X turbines for the R24-Gürün wind project with a total capacity of 90 MW. The R24-Gürün wind project is located north of the Gürün district in Sivas. The project was developed by Nordex's new customer,...