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Türkiye Israels decision to recognize Somaliland illegitimate, unacceptable: Erdoğan

Israel's decision to recognize Somaliland illegitimate, unacceptable: Erdoğan
Türkiye Erdoğan hosts Somali leader days after Israels Somaliland move

Erdoğan hosts Somali leader days after Israel's Somaliland move
TV anchor moves to cooperate as confessor in high-profile drug probe

TV anchor moves to cooperate as confessor in high-profile drug probe

Turkish journalist Mehmet Akif Ersoy testified at the courthouse on Dec. 30 after requesting to cooperate with prosecutors as a confessing suspect under the “effective remorse” provisions weeks after he was arrested as part of a narcotics investigation.

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Ex-Galatasaray vice chair arrested on money laundering charges
TÜRKIYE Snow sculpture completed in Kars ahead of Sarıkamış Campaign anniversary

Snow sculpture completed in Kars ahead of Sarıkamış Campaign anniversary

Authorities in Türkiye’s eastern province of Kars have completed one of two snow sculptures being prepared as part of commemorative events marking the 111th anniversary of the Sarıkamış Campaign, one of the most tragic episodes of World War I for the Ottoman army.

TÜRKIYE Türkiye shaken 6 times an hour as 2025 sees over 53,000 earthquakes

Türkiye shaken 6 times an hour as 2025 sees over 53,000 earthquakes

Türkiye was shaken by 53,262 earthquakes this year, a rhythm that translates into six tremors every hour and 146 each day, making 2025 the second most seismically active year since the devastating Feb. 6, 2023 earthquakes that hit the country’s south.

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

Turkish security forces on Dec. 30 intensified nationwide operations against the ISIL terrorist organization following the killing of three police officers during a counterterrorism raid in the northeastern province of Yalova, detaining 357 suspects across 21 provinces.

Türkiye, Armenia ease visa rules for special passport holders TÜRKIYE

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

Regional court orders release of prominent journalist Altaylı
Art, tradition welcome visitors to İzmir’s UN-designated village TÜRKIYE

Art, tradition welcome visitors to İzmir’s UN-designated village
Turkish court to try alleged hackers as spies in terrorism court TÜRKIYE

Turkish court to try alleged hackers as spies in terrorism court
Türkiye names ‘digital conscience’ as 2025 word of the year TÜRKIYE

Türkiye names ‘digital conscience’ as 2025 word of the year
Türkiye’s public beaches attract over 3.25 million visitors in 2025 TÜRKIYE

Türkiye’s public beaches attract over 3.25 million visitors in 2025
Türkiye seizes $2.2 bln worth of smuggled goods this year TÜRKIYE

Türkiye seizes $2.2 bln worth of smuggled goods this year

Turkish customs authorities seized smuggled goods worth 98.5 billion Turkish Liras (around $2.2 billion) in 2025, a 79 percent increase compared with the previous year, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat has said.

Top court upholds life sentences for family in Diyarbakır girl murder TÜRKIYE

Top court upholds life sentences for family in Diyarbakır girl murder

The Court of Appeals on Dec. 29 upheld life sentences for family members convicted in the murder of Narin Güran that shook the nation last year, while ruling that a cooperating neighbor will be retried on charges of aiding in the killing.

Comms body, AKP reject Özels claims on downed drone TÜRKIYE

Comms body, AKP reject Özel's claims on downed drone

Communications authorities and a senior ruling party official have rejected claims by opposition leader Özgür Özel that the military delayed shooting down a stray drone earlier this month while awaiting instructions from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Schools shut across Türkiye as fierce winter storm topples transport TÜRKIYE

Schools shut across Türkiye as fierce winter storm topples transport

Severe winter weather sweeping across Türkiye has forced authorities to suspend education in dozens of provinces and districts on Dec. 29, as heavy snowfall, icy roads and plunging temperatures disrupted transportation and daily life across the country.

3 police officers killed in Yalova clash with ISIL terrorists TÜRKIYE

3 police officers killed in Yalova clash with ISIL terrorists

Three police officers were killed in a clash with ISIL terrorists in the northwestern province of Yalova on Dec. 29, with six members of the terror group also killed during the operation.

Turkish Cyprus premier backs Erdoğan’s remarks, reiterates 2-state solution TÜRKIYE

Turkish Cyprus premier backs Erdoğan’s remarks, reiterates 2-state solution

The prime minister of Turkish Cyprus voiced support for Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent remarks, stressing that a fair, lasting and realistic solution on the island is possible only based on two sovereign states.

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.