4+ week, 1+ day ago   (262+ words) Promotions and appointments across Türkiye’s Gendarmerie General Command and Coast Guard Command have been published in the Official Gazette under decisions signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Within the gendarmerie, seven generals and 18 colonels were promoted by one rank. The…...

4+ day, 6+ 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…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (363+ words) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met United States Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack and Congressman Darrell Issa at the Presidential Complex on Sept. 9. “Honored to meet with President Erdogan today at Beştepe. As we mark America’s 250th anniversary this year and look…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (411+ words) An Istanbul court on Aug. 24 delivered its verdict in the trial of seven opposition mayors and municipal officials, acquitting businessman Aziz İhsan Aktaş, who had been referred to as the alleged ringleader of a criminal organization, of charges of establishing…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (405+ words) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Aug. 25 called on people across the political spectrum to support the government’s “terror-free Türkiye” initiative, describing it as a matter of state shared by the country’s 86 million citizens. Speaking after a cabinet meeting at the…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (316+ words) At the foot of Istanbul’s historic land walls, centuries-old urban farming traditions are being revived as the İsmailpaşa Garden in Yedikule prepares to return to cultivation after roughly a century. The approximately 20,000-square-meter site is being restored for agricultural production…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (558+ words) Israel’s unannounced airstrike on a Syrian airbase near Türkiye’s border created a serious risk of military miscalculation between the two countries, U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye and special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack has said. In an interview with PBS…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (308+ words) German pianist LEVI.SCT, who combines the emotional depth of classical music with hip-hop and house rhythms, gave a special performance in Belek on Sept. 3 ahead of his first major concert in Türkiye in November. Performing at Ela Excellence Resort…...