Turkey

Turkiye knocked out of World Cup 2026 after 1-0 defeat to 10-man Paraguay

Turkiye suffered their second successive defeat in North America, bringing an end to their World Cup campaign.

The Turkish Front-Runner at Shanghai That Turns Personal Trauma Into Universal Fear

Director Reis Çelik draws on his own escape during Turkey's 1980 military coup for 'Night of Blindness,' a tense black-and-white thriller that's become an early Golden Goblet…

Turkish Director Reis Çelik Brings Military Coup Drama ‘Night of Blindness’ to Shanghai

Turkish director Reis Çelik unveiled “Night of Blindness,” a Turkish-German co-production set during Turkey’s 1980 military coup, at the 28th Shanghai…

Taormina 2026 Winners: Jane Campion-Led Jury Fetes Turkish Drama ‘Hear The Yellow’

Turkish director Banu Sıvacı’s film Hear The Yellow swept the board at the 72nd Taormina Film Festival on Sunday, winning best film, director, actor and actress in ex-aequo. This…

Turkiye’s top diplomat, Indonesia’s president discuss $10bn trade goal

The two discuss a range of sectors, including defence, energy, transportation and the halal food industry.

Istanbul’s Bilgi University reopened after police crackdown

Students celebrated after days of protests against the closure decree that would have shut Bilgi University mid-year.

Turkish riot police storm opposition offices after leaders ousted

Officers forced their way into the building days after the party vowed to defy a court ruling removing its leaders.

Turkish police storm main opposition CHP’s party headquarters

Violence erupted after Turkish police stormed the headquarters of the main opposition CHP party in Ankara.

Jonathan Andic, the Mango heir turned homicide suspect

The son of the fashion brand’s founder is being investigated for foul play in connection with his father’s death

Turkey seeks to calm investors after opposition ruling sparks sell-off

Analysts warn of continued capital outflows after court’s ousting of top Erdoğan rival triggers market panic

Turkish opposition leader vows to stay after court ousts him

Turkiye’s main opposition leader Ozgur Ozel has vowed not to leave party headquarters.

Turkish court ousts leader of main opposition party

Ankara court overturns results of leadership election won by Republican People's Party head Ozgur Ozel.

Flotilla activists recount Israeli violence as they arrive in Turkiye

Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla arrived in Istanbul on Thursday and described Israeli violence.

Turkish court removes leader of opposition

The country’s stocks fall 6% on move that could hobble President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main rival

Turkey passes tax amnesty as war strains economy

Package of incentives is designed to support struggling exporters and lure foreign companies

Son of billionaire Mango founder released after detention over father’s fatal fall

Fashion chain boss Isak Andic died while on a hiking trip with his son Jonathan in 2024

Turkey unveils new ICBM — touted as able to hit the US mainland

Promotional AI video showed Yıldırımhan missile seemingly striking nuclear sites in America well beyond its range

Turkey unveils new ICBM touted as able to hit US mainland

Promotional AI video showed Yıldırımhan missile seemingly striking nuclear sites in America well beyond its range

Turkey unveils new missile touted as able to hit US mainland

Promotional AI video showed Yıldırımhan missile seemingly striking nuclear sites in America well beyond its range

Turkiye unveils its first intercontinental ballistic missile: What we know

The Yildirimhan ICBM has a range 6,000km, with a maximum speed of Mach 25 and a payload capacity of 3,000kg.

Flotilla activists return to Istanbul after Israel detains them at sea

Global Sumud Flotilla activists have arrived in Istanbul after Israel intercepted their Gaza-bound aid convoy at sea.

Turkish police arrest more than 500 people at May Day rallies

Turkey sees significant police deployments on 1 May each year, when marches led by workers and unions are held.

Turkish police fire tear gas, arrest hundreds at May Day rally

Turkish authorities violently crackdown on May Day demonstrations at Istanbul’s Taksim Square, firing tear gas.

Amanda Turnbull’s Rise Studios’ Partnership With Inter Medya Spawns Turkish Series ‘Caged Love’

Dubai-based Rise Studios, which is headed by former Warner Bros. Discovery Middle East chief Amanda Turnbull, and Turkish sales and production company Inter Medya have started…

Turkiye MPs pass bill to restrict social media use for children under 15

Lawmakers pass bill to require social media platforms to introduce age-verification tools and control mechanisms.

Turkiye making efforts to revive Russia-Ukraine talks, says Erdogan

Turkish president meets NATO chief as Kyiv asks Ankara to host a leaders' level meeting with Russia.

‘Memory of Princess Mumbi,’ Set in a Retro-Futuristic Africa Recreated With AI, Scores Istanbul Film Festival Top Prize

Swiss-Kenyan director Damien Hauser’s dystopian fable “Memory of Princess Mumbi,” set during 2093 in an imaginary Africa created with the use of artificial…

Turkiye woos investors amid Iran war fallout in Gulf economies

Turkish officials are promoting Istanbul as a regional financial hub amid the war's fallout on the Gulf economies.

Turkey promotes ‘Middle Corridor’ as Strait of Hormuz alternative

Officials plan to reopen frontier with Armenia to unlock a Trump-backed trade route between Europe and Asia

Scholar Rumeysa Ozturk returns to Turkiye following Trump deportation push

Ozturk says she made the decision to avoid 'losing more time to the state-imposed violence and hostility' under Trump.

World Athletics blocks 11 athlete transfer requests to Turkiye

Athletes from Kenya, Nigeria and Jamaica have applications rejected for 'recruitment drive' by Turkiye government.

Turkiye grieves students killed in school shooting

Hundreds turned out to the funerals of eight students who were fatally shot at school in Turkiye’s Kahramanmaras.

Student kills nine people in Turkey's second school shooting in two days

A student has killed nine people and wounded 13 others in Turkey's second school shooting in two days, officials said.

Sixteen injured after ex-student opens fire at high school in Turkey

Students and teachers are among those who were injured in the attack in the country's south-east.

Sixteen injured and attacker dead after school shooting in Turkey

Sixteen people have been injured after a former student opened fire with a shotgun at a school in Turkey.

Turkish convoy condemns ‘lawless aggression’ of the US and Israel

Hundreds of vehicles have driven through Istanbul to condemn the ‘lawless aggression’ of the US and Israel.

Videos capture shooting near Israeli consulate in Istanbul

Gunfire could be heard on videos filmed during a shooting near the Israeli consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

Migrant boat sinks off holiday resort after high-speed chase, killing 19

A rubber boat carrying migrants has capsized off the Turkish holiday resort of Bodrum after a high-speed chase, killing 19 people, officials have said.

Turkiye qualifies for World Cup after 24-year wait

Fans celebrated as Turkiye ended a 24-year wait to secure a spot in the 2026 World Cup.