Emine Erdoğan discusses women’s empowerment at MÜSİAD in Istanbul

In her address at the International Awareness Summit at the Independent Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (MÜSİAD), first lady Emine Erdoğan highlighted the progress of women’s rights in Türkiye over the past two decades. Her speech focused on raising awareness ab…[Read more]

KADEM hosts international summit on AI, women’s rights in Istanbul

The 6th International Women and Justice Summit, organized by the Foundation for Women and Democracy (KADEM), will take place on Nov. 8-9 in Istanbul.

According to a statement from the foundation, experts, academics and researchers from various countries will come together to…[Read more]

Bahçeli denies new process with DEM Party

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has called his unexpected handshake with Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) officials an act of “brotherhood rather than the start of a new political process.”

“It is well-known where those who take my extended hand out of context a…[Read more]

Stars will replace warplanes in Palestine one day: Erdoğan

ddressing the Conference on the Future of Palestine in the capital, Ankara, on Tuesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hit out at Israeli aggression targeting Palestinians and the inaction of the international community, seeking to rally support for the victims of Israeli a…[Read more]

Father of Turkish-American activist wants US probe into her killing by Israeli soldiers

The father of the Turkish-American activist killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Thursday welcomed Turkey’s decision to initiate an independent investigation into her death and called on the United States to do the same.

Aysenur Ezgi E…[Read more]

Turkey and Serbia suggest they might jointly produce military drones

The leaders of Turkey and Serbia suggested Friday that their countries might jointly produce military drones, months after a Turkish shipment of unmanned aircraft to Serbia’s neighbor Kosovo sparked anger in the Serbian capital.

While Serbia had initially planned the purchase B…[Read more]

NYC mayor Adams pleads not guilty to federal corruption charges

Eric Adams says he will fight charges stemming from alleged illegal campaign contributions from Turkish sources.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges stemming from alleged bribes taken from Turkish diplomats and businesspeople.

Adams, 64,…[Read more]

Turkish Parliament to discuss measures against Israeli expansion

Turkish lawmakers are set to assemble for a closed session next week to discuss Israel’s expansionist policies and Türkiye’s potential measures against it, according to a report in Turkish newspaper Sabah.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Defense Minister Yaşar Güler will be briefi…[Read more]

Gaza GDP shrunk nearly 90% due to ‘devastating’ war: IMF

A year of Israel’s attacks on Gaza has had a “devastating impact on the economy” in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported on Thursday.

That includes a nearly 90% decline in Gaza’s gross domestic product (GDP), severely affecting livelihoods in the…[Read more]

Turkey anti-inflation steps don’t go far enough, experts warn

Although Turkish inflation slowed in September, it is still raging out of control with the government avoiding difficult decisions that could help tackle it, experts told AFP.

Turkey has experienced spiraling inflation the past two years, peaking at an annual rate of 85.5 percent in O…[Read more]

Greece to continue to seek better ties with Türkiye: Mitsotakis

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reaffirmed Athens’ commitment to exploring new avenues for improving bilateral relations with Türkiye, urging for greater collaboration on shared challenges between the two nations.

Reflecting on the unresolved continental shelf and e…[Read more]

Turkey detains 30 in crackdown on Kurdish language institutions

Turkey arrests 30 people, including Kurdish language educators, in Diyarbakır (Amed). Lawyers and activists say the arrests aim to suppress Kurdish language and demand their immediate release. PEN Norway describes the raids as “a serious violation of the Kurdish people’s li…[Read more]

ILO supports technical exchanges between Türkiye and France on eliminating child labour in agriculture

Key stakeholders met in Paris to discuss strategies for formalizing the agricultural labour force and eliminating child labour.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Türkiye, in partnership with the ILO Office for France, o…[Read more]

Turkey’s President Erdogan says UN and Western values are ‘dying’ in Gaza

The Turkish president called on the UN General Assembly to take coercive measures against Israel.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at the United Nations for inaction on Gaza and accused Israel of turning the Palestinian territory into the “world’…[Read more]

`Erdoğan receives Shell CEO after major BOTAŞ deal

The closed-door meeting at the presidential palace in the capital Ankara came after Turkish state energy company Botaş and Shell signed a 10-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement starting from 2027 that will see Shell provide Türkiye with the gas.

Under the terms of the agr…[Read more]

US thanks Türkiye for ‘rapid response’ after attack on service members

“We can confirm reports that U.S. service members embarked aboard the USS Wasp were the victims of an assault in Izmir today and are now safe.”

“We thank the Turkish authorities for their rapid response and ongoing investigation,” the embassy stated on X.

Following the…[Read more]

US soldiers assaulted in Turkey’s Izmir, 15 nationalist Turkish youth arrested

A nationalist Turkish youth group on Monday physically assaulted two US soldiers in western Turkey, the US Embassy in Turkey and the local governor’s office said, adding that 15 assailants had been detained over the incident.

In a statement, the Izmir governor’s offic…[Read more]

Israel kills 18 Gazans as attacks narrow space for displaced people

srael killed at least 18 Gazans on Tuesday as its continued attacks on the Palestinian territory further narrowed space for the internally displaced people there.

Cease-fire talks were continuing in Cairo with little sign of a concrete breakthrough over key issues separating the…[Read more]

Parents worry about exorbitant school bus fares

With summer break nearing its end and students preparing to return to school, parents are facing nail-biting concerns over bus fares, as some companies and institutions are raising costs by over 100 percent, disregarding the 16 percent official hike set by Istanbul Municipality’s Transportation…[Read more]

Turkey battling four wildfires as temperatures soar

The Turkish State Meteorological Service has said the country faced the hottest July for 53 years – leaving forests tinder-dry

Firefighters in Turkey have been battling four wildfires as temperatures in the country reach record-breaking levels.

Three wildfires broke out earlier this week in t…[Read more]