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Turkey says Gaza administration, police force should come before Hamas disarmament in ceasefire deal

December 06, 2025 6:02 pm

Fidan warned that failure by the international community to advance the ceasefire plan to its next stage would amount to a "huge failure" for the world and for Washington.

Virat tanker among two Russian 'shadow fleet' vessels set ablaze off Turkey’s Black Sea coast

November 29, 2025 8:30 pm

Rescue teams were dispatched to the scene to provide assistance. All 20 crew members aboard the Virat were safe, although heavy smoke was reported in the engine room, the maritime authority said.

In October, the Turkish Football Federation started to investigate referees who were allegedly betting on domestic matches, with federation president İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu saying that 371 of 571 active referees have at least one account with a betting company.

Turkish football’s darkest hour: 1,000 players and 149 referees face betting allegations

November 21, 2025 7:49 pm

Between 2021 and 2025, the under-fire match officials reportedly made 18,278 transactions on gambling sites. Here’s all about the scandal, and what it means for a Turkish team witnessing a revival of sorts.

Australia rejects co-hosting climate summit with Turkey as standoff grows

November 17, 2025 8:13 pm

Turkey has proposed jointly leading next year's UN climate summit with Australia and the discussions on the hosting standoff remain unresolved, Turkish diplomatic sources told Reuters on Sunday.

Funeral held in Ankara for 20 Turkish troops killed in Georgia plane crash

November 14, 2025 8:43 pm

At an airbase in Ankara, families, officials and soldiers gathered in front of 20 coffins draped with the Turkish flag.

Watch: Turkish military cargo plane crashes near Azerbaijan-Georgia border, 20 soldiers killed

November 12, 2025 10:16 am

C-130 planes are commonly used by the Turkish armed forces to transport troops and equipment. Turkey and Azerbaijan maintain close military ties.

Turkish prosecutor seeks 2,000-year jail term for Erdogan critic Istanbul mayor Imamoglu

November 11, 2025 7:33 pm

Imamoglu has also denied wrongdoing, saying he is being targeted for challenging the government in local elections.

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits western Turkey, causing buildings to collapse

October 28, 2025 4:44 am

The quake, which was followed by several aftershocks, was felt in Istanbul, and the nearby provinces of Bursa, Manisa and Izmir.

Turkey to buy 20 Eurofighter jets from UK, says Starmer

October 28, 2025 1:45 am

Turkey also wants support while it develops its own KAAN fighter jets, which are still years away from entering service.

14 dead, 2 rescued after migrant boat sinks off Turkey’s Aegean coast

October 24, 2025 6:22 pm

The Aegean Sea is a common route for people trying to reach Europe from Turkey, which hosts millions of refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

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‘Terror attack’ at Turkish defence firm kills 3

October 23, 2024 10:04 pm

The exact cause of the explosion and the subsequent gunfire remains unclear, although some media outlets speculated that it may have been a suicide attack.

Orphaned by earthquake, Syrian kids find home at makeshift shelters

February 12, 2023 2:46 pm

Children without families in Turkey are currently being taken care of in state institutions and placed with registered foster families

India joins Turkey earthquake rescue efforts as toll tops 24,000

February 11, 2023 2:19 pm

To help Turkey with the rescue mission and medical aid, India had launched Operation Dost—a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission with NDRF and Army teams reaching Turkey within hours of the disaster.

Destruction strikes as powerful earthquake rocks Turkey and Syria

February 06, 2023 10:23 pm

Rescue workers and residents in multiple cities searched for survivors, working through tangles of metal and giant piles of concrete.

Turkey launches air strikes in heart of Syria as retaliation for bomb attack

November 25, 2022 2:33 pm

Turkey coal mine blast: Fear, worry as dozens remain trapped; 28 dead so far

October 15, 2022 2:23 pm

Bejewelled camels wrestle for victory in Turkey

January 21, 2022 10:04 pm

The Efus Selcuk Camel Wrestling Festival is the biggest and most prestigious festival of its kind. It was held in Turkey on Sunday, January 16, 2022 wherein the camels were competing as part of 80 pairs. This was the festival's 40th run.

In pictures: Whirling dervish ritual honours Rumi, the Sufi mystic poet

December 26, 2021 8:10 pm

Each year, thousands of people travel to the Turkish city of Konya to attend a series of events and ceremonies that mark the death of the 13th-century Islamic poet, scholar and Sufi mystic Rumi.

In Pics: Dozen homes gutted in Greece wildfire; over 100 Turkish blazes brought under control

August 01, 2021 7:08 pm

A heat wave across southern Europe, fed by hot air from Africa, has led to wildfires across the Mediterranean, including in Italy and Greece.

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Ten days on the Turkish border with Syria

October 23, 2019 7:07 am

According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, 44 civilians were killed and 171 wounded since the attack began on Oct. 9. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human puts the death toll higher, saying 86 people have been killed, including 21 children.

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Christmas Recipe - Roast Turkey with Cranberry Sauce

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

On Christmas day, we bring to you a festive favourite recipe for Roast Turkey with stuffing and cranberry sauce created by Radhika Khandelwal, Executive Chef at Fig & Maple.

Killing Kashoggi: How a brutal Saudi hit job unfolded

June 22, 2020 6:10 pm

An autopsy expert. A lookalike. A black van. Our video investigation follows the movements of the 15-man Saudi hit team that killed and dismembered the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Saudi agents used Khashoggi's body double to cover-up his murder: officials

June 22, 2020 6:13 pm

The Turkish and Saudi officials on Monday revealed that the team of agents that killed US-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi brought his body double to execute their plan.

Turkey rules out unilateral ground intervention in Syria

February 20, 2016 7:28 pm

Turkey ‘will boost military response’ after Ankara bombing

February 19, 2016 6:37 pm

Car bomb blast kills 28 in Ankara

February 18, 2016 5:13 am

Ankara, Feb 18 (ANI): A car bomb blast killed at least 28 people in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Wednesday night. Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said the explosion, which targeted an army convoy, injured at least 61 people.Noury, a local resident was only 300 meters away from the explosion site when the bomb went off, having driven past just 20 seconds earlier. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the attack, vowing to take military action against the perpetrators and their supporters. The Turkish army has been shelling Kurdish forces in Syria for days. Turkey sees those forces as an offshoot of its arch foe the Kurdistan Workers' Party.