1+ day, 4+ 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, 4+ 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, 5+ hour ago   (387+ words) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sept. 13 accused Israel of seeking to destabilize Syria through its attacks, while reiterating Ankara’s support for the government in Damascus. “Israel’s policies are the biggest obstacle to the positive momentum in the fight against…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (351+ words) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called for the swift completion of Rize City Hospital on Sept. 11, saying the 1,053-bed facility was 70 percent complete. “I have instructed my health minister to ensure the remaining work is finished quickly,” Erdoğan said at a…...

4+ day, 7+ 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…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (356+ words) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sept. 8 received letters of credentials of new ambassadors from Thailand, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Azerbaijan and Canada. Türkiye has enjoyed good relations with all of these countries, particularly Azerbaijan, sharing the motto of “two…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (479+ words) Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş on Sept. 8 announced that PKK will start disarming and surrendering weapons to Iraq’s central government this October, in line with the implementation of the “terror-free Türkiye” project. Kurtulmuş, at a joint press conference with visiting…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (411+ words) Greece, Greek Cyprus and Egypt will hold a trilateral summit in the Egyptian city of El Alamein on Sept. 8, with regional developments and the Mecca pact expected to be among the issues on the agenda, media reports have said. Greek…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (267+ words) Türkiye’s cabinet convened under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on Sept. 7, with the “terror-free Türkiye” initiative, the economy and regional conflicts expected to top the agenda. Ministers were expected to assess the latest field reports…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (290+ words) In line with the “terror-free Türkiye” initiative, the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) announced at its weekend congress that it will undergo major structural changes at its next meeting. The DEM Party maintained its current leadership during its…...