1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (251+ words) Turkish authorities on Sept. 13 launched a sweeping operation targeting LGBT activists, organizations and venues, with legal proceedings initiated on allegations of obscenity, Justice Minister Akın Gürlek has announced. Gürlek did not specify how many people had been detained, but said…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (397+ words) A delegation from the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) visited imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan on Sept. 13 on İmralı island, marking the first such meeting since parliament approved a landmark legislative framework governing the disarmament and dissolution of…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (314+ words) Türkiye has denounced the United States for keeping its arms embargo on Greek Cyprus lifted for an extra year, arguing the policy damages trust between the island’s communities. The Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Washington had extended…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (433+ words) Turkish Central Bank has kept the policy rate steady at 37 percent in line with market expectations, saying that tight monetary policy stance will strengthen disinflation process. The bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) also decided to maintain the Central Bank overnight…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (408+ words) The southeastern province of Şanlıurfa is bracing for a surge in tourism as Teknofest, the largest aviation, aerospace and technology festival, prepares to draw massive crowds. An upcoming aviation and technology festival in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa is expected…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (385+ words) The historic Beyazıt State Library, one of Istanbul’s oldest cultural institutions, will undergo extensive restoration and earthquake reinforcement, with its collection temporarily relocated during the works, the Culture and Tourism Ministry has said. The announcement came in response to reports…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (592+ words) The western province of İzmir marked the 104th anniversary of its liberation from occupation on Sept. 9 with a series of ceremonies and festivities, drawing citizens from across the city. The commemorations began in the early hours with a large-scale march, featuring…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (238+ words) Türkiye’s Turkish Stars aerobatic team performed a spectacular aerial display over Egypt’s iconic pyramids as part of the El Alamein International Airshow, combining military precision with one of the world’s most recognizable archaeological landscapes. The Turkish Defense Ministry shared footage…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (338+ words) Dozens of centuries-old Turkish baths in Istanbul are hitting the real estate market as multiplying heirs clash over operations despite surging tourist demand. The city houses 1,500 to 2,000 active bathhouses, but inheritance disputes and a lack of operators force many historical…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (349+ words) Hundreds of homes have been evacuated as wildfires continued to spread across the southern provinces of Antalya, Adana and Mersin, with firefighters battling flames on the ground overnight and aerial operations resuming after dawn. The General Directorate of Forestry said…...