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Turkish taxi drivers protest US, Uber Taking advantage of the widespread anger toward the U.S. government, Istanbul's taxi drivers staged a demonstration against the speculative attacks on the Turkish currency and Uber more

Turkey Driving from the car roof was a ‘momentary lapse' A man from the central Anatolian province of Konya was arraigned yesterday for driving his car with his feet while sitting on the roof. The obviously flexible Süleyman Çiçekçi... More
Turkey Roads, bridges in Turkey to remain toll-free during bayram Public roads and bridges across Turkey will be toll-free during the upcoming Qurban Bayram (or Eid al-Adha in Arabic), a related presidential decree confirmed yesterday. The... More
Turkey Marmara's Avşa Island expects tourist boom 40 times greater than its population during Eid holiday Avşa Island, a small island located in the Sea of Marmara, is expected to see a huge increase in numbers of visitors during the nine-day Qurban Bayram, or Eid al-Adha, holiday.... More
Turkey Over 30 million expected to be on roads during Eid holiday in Turkey Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Cahit Turhan announced Wednesday that over 30 million citizens will be on the roads for the upcoming nine-day holiday for the Qurban... More
Investigations Amnesty Turkey's Taner Kılıç released from prison A Turkish court ruled Wednesday to release the chairman of Amnesty International's Turkey branch, Taner Kılıç, from prison as part of a case known as "the Büyükada Trial,"... More
Minorities Turkey's Orthodox Christians mark Virgin Mary's assumption to heaven Orthodox Christians living in Turkey on Wednesday held a religious ceremony on an island in the historic Çanakkale province. Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomew took part... More
Investigations Turkish court rejects appeal for pastor Brunson's release The Second High Criminal Court in western Turkey's Izmir province rejected Wednesday a new appeal for terror-linked U.S. pastor Andrew Craig Brunson's release from house arrest... More
Investigations Hundreds being investigated for FETÖ infiltration of defense firm Authorities identified some 900 suspects, including former and current employees of Turkish defense giant ASELSAN, in an investigation into the FETÖ terrorist group infiltration of the state-linked company More
Education TRT World trains young Syrian refugees in journalism Public broadcaster TRT's English-language channel TRT World offers journalism training programs for young Syrian refugees in the country in a bid to encourage them to take... More
Investigations Racist suspect harassing Turk nabbed in Germany German police detained an unidentified suspect who threatened to kill a Turkish woman and her 7-year-old son after a racist rant. Forty-five-year-old Meral Başar was in a... More
Investigations Greek soldiers arrested on espionage charges released pending trial Two Greek soldiers arrested by Turkish authorities in the northwestern province of Edirne on March 1 on charges of illegal border crossing and attempted espionage were released... More

Turkey Muslim American, Canadian students learn about Turkish culture The Turken Youth Brigades Summer program concluded earlier this month after the third and final group of American and Canadian Muslim students returned home. The Turken... More
Turkey Resort towns ask tourists not to come With hotels and other commercial accommodations in the resort towns of Bodrum, Marmaris, Ula and Fethiye in southwestern Muğla province fully booked on the eve of next week's... More
Turkey 86-year-old attacks officers trying to save his money An 86-year-old man in the central Anatolian province of Eskişehir attacked plain-clothed police officers trying to prevent him from withdrawing all his money and giving it... More
Expat Corner Expats on a mission to keep Turkey clean Tidy Turkey, Eco Istanbul and Eco Kalkan are all expat-initiated efforts that hold cleanup events where like-minded and environmental-friendly individuals can come together and help make Turkey cleaner More
Turkey Turkey mulls bill on jail term for anti-vaxxing parents With an anti-vaccination trend on the rise in Turkey, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) deputy chairman Sefer Aycan proposed a new legislation on Thursday, introducing a minimum... More
Turkey Passengers evacuated from stranded ferry in Aegean island of Gökçeada A ferry carrying over 170 passengers and 64 vehicles has been stranded onshore in northwestern Turkey after mechanical difficulties with the machinery on board. According... More
Turkey Thousands of Syrians in Turkey return home for Eid al-Adha holiday Thousands of Syrians residing in Turkey have registered to spend their Qurban Bayram holiday or Eid al-Adha in Arabic, back home with family and friends. Areas that have been... More
Investigations No charges for officer who said 'coup is coming' The officer, who through his links to FETÖ, learned about the impending coup and alerted authorities, forcing the plotters to bring forward the attempt and fail, will not be prosecuted for his ties More
Turkey Turkish NGO to send meat to 10M people worldwide The Türkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV), the charity agency of Turkey's top religious body, will help some 10 million people around the world this Qurban Bayram (known as Eid... More
Minorities Services for Virgin Mary held at Gökçeada The Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomew I held a service in honor of Virgin Mary at a church in the Aegean island of Gökçeada, known as Imros in Greek. The service was held... More
Turkey Turkey kicks off 'red whistle' road safety campaign Ahead of the upcoming Qurban Bayram (or Eid al-Adha in Arabic), Turkey has kicked off a unique road safety campaign. As part of the campaign, the governor's offices in... More

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