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Alpan, last witness of Ottoman exile, dies aged 101 Bilun Alpan, the last surviving member of the Ottoman dynasty who was exiled in 1924, died at the age of 101 in the early hours of Thursday morning at a hospital in Lebanon's... more

Investigations Turkish court hands down 12.5-year prison term to high-ranking FETÖ member A court in Turkey sentenced Wednesday a high-ranking member of the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), the group behind the failed July 15 coup attempt, to 12 years and six months... More
Turkey Greek officers 'tried to kill us': dead migrant girl's dad A nine-year-old girl was the victim of a sinking dinghy carrying illegal migrants from Turkey to Greece early Tuesday; her father blamed the death on the ‘inhumane’ treatment by Greek officials who abandoned them at sea to die More
Investigations Arrest warrants issued for 137 FETÖ suspects Turkish prosecutors Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 137 suspects across Turkey for their alleged links to the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), the group behind the 2016 defeated... More
Business Uber vans fill depository car parks in Istanbul amid legal challenges Thousands of minivans serving the transportation application Uber are believed to be waiting in depository car parks in Istanbul amid ongoing legal clashes with taxi driver... More
Turkey Turkish aid body provides health support in Somaliland Turkey's state aid agency has provided medical equipment to a hospital in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland, according to a statement on Tuesday. The Turkish Cooperation... More
Turkey Sea turtle killed by plastic sack in Turkey’s Bodrum An endangered loggerhead sea turtle, known as Caretta caretta, has been found dead in the resort town of Bodrum in Turkey's southwestern Muğla province with a plastic flour... More
Turkey Runaway fur seal shows up on Bodrum beach A fur seal that escaped from a dolphin park in Turkey's southwestern resort town of Bodrum was photographed Tuesday on a beach by a passing resident. Macit Gündoğdu, who... More
Investigations Edirne still hub for illegal migrants seeking to cross into Europe Security forces intercepted 74,824 illegal migrants last year in Edirne, a Turkish province on the border with Greece, the latest figures show. This is almost more than double... More
Turkey Dog rescued after falling into frozen-over lake A dog that fell into icy water while walking on a frozen lake in eastern Turkey's Sivas province has been rescued by firefighter units and is doing well, reports said Monday. Dog... More
Turkey No cold Turkey: Government offers free medicine to quit smoking Looking to expand its smoke-free spaces, Turkey has now turned to medical treatment for die-hard smokers. An executive decision by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan removed the... More
Turkey Turkish charity builds 1,600 homes for Rohingya A Turkish nongovernmental organization (NGO) has built neighborhoods with at least 1,500 bamboo houses for Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district. Hamit... More
Expat Corner For the love of Fethiye: Thriving expat community finds its place The southern holiday town of Fethiye is one of the first choices of expats who want to settle down in Turkey, and an expat, who has been living in Fethiye for more than a decade, brings the expat community together More
Turkey Turkish lawyer who took up case against neo-Nazis faces new threats Seda Başay Yıldız, one of the Turkish lawyers for a victim in a trial against the NSU neo-Nazi gang, received another threatening letter signed ‘NSU 2.0' a few months after unknown far-right extremists who allegedly including police officers, sent her death threats More

Science Turkish scientists find way to detect cancer through body temperature Turkish researchers succesfully developed an alternative diagnosis method for cancer that can spot cancerous cells in patients by analyzing body temperature through electric... More
Turkey Evidence rooms in biggest courthouse a trove for investigators The evidence rooms at the Istanbul Justice Palace, the largest courthouse in Europe, house thousands of pieces of evidence - from guns to plastic bottles, all key parts of ongoing trials More
Turkey Norway's child protection services accused of abducting children A controversial practice by Barnevernet, the Norwegian Child Welfare Service, keeps drawing the ire of human rights activists. The agency was accused earlier of forcibly taking... More
Turkey Heavy snowfall disrupts roads, shuts schools in Turkey Heavy snowfall and frigid cold across Turkey led to the closure of schools and roads Wednesday and at least two people were killed due to masses of snow falling from rooftops. Officials... More
Turkey English learning spells trouble for Turks More than 250,000 people in Turkey pay more than TL 300 million for private English courses every year. Yet, the country remains an underachiever in English language education.According... More
Education Applications open for 2019 Turkey Scholarships International students across the globe can now apply for the annually-awarded Turkey Scholarships. Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB) said foreign students around... More
Investigations 5 PKK terrorists sentenced to prison for killing teacher, soldiers A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced five PKK members to 18 years in prison over their roles in two terror attacks that killed a young teacher and two soldiers in the Kozluk... More
Turkey 5 workers killed in Ankara factory fire At least five workers were killed in a fire that broke out at a furniture factory in the Altındağ district of the Turkish capital Ankara on Wednesday evening, Deputy Interior... More
Education Turkey takes control of FETÖ-linked schools in Pakistan's Sindh province Teachers and students warmly welcomed a delegation of Turkey's Maarif Foundation that took control of three Pakistani schools linked to Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) in the... More
Turkey Syrian refugee woman realizes dream of opening ‘chocolate house’ in Turkey A Syrian refugee woman has at last realized her childhood dream of opening a chocolate store, and even though it's not in her home town she is happy to have it in Turkey's... More
Istanbul Large haul of drugs seized in Istanbul anti-narcotics operation Some 115 kilogram of cocaine and heroin and more than half a million opiate pills were seized in a large-scale bust in Istanbul, a security source said on Wednesday. After... More
Education Turkish rector joins snowball fight with students As heavy snowfall hit most of central Turkey, many people, especially children, have indulged themselves in fun winter activities, including sledding, making snowmen and having... More

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