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Türkiye Türkiye captures over 350 ISIL terrorists as raids stepped up after Yalova clash

Türkiye captures over 350 ISIL terrorists as raids stepped up after Yalova clash
Türkiye Türkiye, Armenia ease visa rules for special passport holders

Türkiye, Armenia ease visa rules for special passport holders
Regional court orders release of prominent journalist Altaylı

Regional court orders release of prominent journalist Altaylı

A regional court in Istanbul ordered the release of veteran journalist Fatih Altaylı on Dec. 29, following his imprisonment earlier this year for allegedly threatening President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a broadcast on his YouTube channel.
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Art, tradition welcome visitors to İzmir’s UN-designated village
TÜRKIYE Turkish court to try alleged hackers as spies in terrorism court

Turkish court to try alleged hackers as spies in terrorism court

A Turkish court has ruled that 17 defendants accused of breaching multiple state institutions and selling citizens’ personal data must be tried on espionage-related charges, moving the case to a court that handles terrorism and crimes against the state.
TÜRKIYE Türkiye names ‘digital conscience’ as 2025 word of the year

Türkiye names ‘digital conscience’ as 2025 word of the year

Türkiye’s state language authority has named “digital conscience,” rendered in Turkish as “dijital vicdan,” as its word of the year for 2025, following a nationwide public vote that drew nearly 300,000 votes, the country’s culture minister announced on Dec. 29.
TÜRKIYE Türkiye’s public beaches attract over 3.25 million visitors in 2025

Türkiye’s public beaches attract over 3.25 million visitors in 2025

More than 3.25 million people benefited from the country’s public beaches in 2025, Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy has announced, highlighting expanding public access to the sea.
Türkiye seizes $2.2 bln worth of smuggled goods this year TÜRKIYE

Türkiye seizes $2.2 bln worth of smuggled goods this year
Top court upholds life sentences for family in Diyarbakır girl murder TÜRKIYE

Top court upholds life sentences for family in Diyarbakır girl murder
Comms body, AKP reject Özels claims on downed drone TÜRKIYE

Comms body, AKP reject Özel's claims on downed drone
Schools shut across Türkiye as fierce winter storm topples transport TÜRKIYE

Schools shut across Türkiye as fierce winter storm topples transport
3 police officers killed in Yalova clash with ISIL terrorists TÜRKIYE

3 police officers killed in Yalova clash with ISIL terrorists
Turkish Cyprus premier backs Erdoğan’s remarks, reiterates 2-state solution TÜRKIYE

Turkish Cyprus premier backs Erdoğan’s remarks, reiterates 2-state solution
Türkiye’s Kızılelma achieves world 1st autonomous close-formation flight TÜRKIYE

Türkiye’s Kızılelma achieves world 1st autonomous close-formation flight

Turkish defense company Baykar announced on Dec. 28 that two prototypes of its Bayraktar Kızılelma unmanned combat aircraft have successfully carried out the world’s first fully autonomous close-formation flight by jet-powered drones.

Turkish film producer says Barrack’s investment saves company from collapse TÜRKIYE

Turkish film producer says Barrack’s investment saves company from collapse

Muzaffer Yıldırım, the producer behind some of Türkiye’s biggest box-office hits, says Tom Barrack, the U.S. investor who later became Washington’s ambassador to Ankara, played a decisive role in rescuing his company at its most vulnerable moment.

Ankara hosts Grand Atatürk Run to mark 106 years since founder’s arrival TÜRKIYE

Ankara hosts Grand Atatürk Run to mark 106 years since founder’s arrival

Ankara has marked the 106th anniversary of modern Türkiye founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s arrival in the province with the 90th edition of the Grand Atatürk Run, a long-standing road race that has become a centerpiece of the capital’s annual commemorations.

New regulation requires detailed proof for high-value bank transfers TÜRKIYE

New regulation requires detailed proof for high-value bank transfers

Money transfers of 200,000 Turkish Liras (around $4,600) and above will require banks to record both the source of the funds and the stated purpose of the transaction starting Jan. 1, 2026, under a new regulation introduced by Türkiye’s Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK).

Nearly half million loggerhead turtle hatchlings reach sea in Antalya TÜRKIYE

Nearly half million loggerhead turtle hatchlings reach sea in Antalya

Nearly half a million loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings have reached the Mediterranean this year from nesting beaches in Türkiye’s southern province of Antalya, one of the species’ most important breeding grounds in the region.

Hundreds of village roads closed as severe snowstorm grips rural Türkiye TÜRKIYE

Hundreds of village roads closed as severe snowstorm grips rural Türkiye

A brutal winter wave sweeping in from Russia has paralyzed life across the rural parts of eastern and central Türkiye, burying hundreds of roads under heavy snow and leaving remote communities isolated as temperatures plummet.

Erdoğan marks handover of 455,000th house in quake-hit region TÜRKIYE

Erdoğan marks handover of 455,000th house in quake-hit region

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has marked the delivery of the 455,000th new house built for survivors of the catastrophic 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye's south.

Remains of Libyan army chief return home after Ankara jet clash TÜRKIYE

Remains of Libyan army chief return home after Ankara jet clash

The remains of the Libyan chief of staff and his advisers, who were killed in a plane crash near the Turkish capital Ankara, were repatriated, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced on Dec. 27.