1+ day, 8+ 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, 8+ 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, 9+ 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…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (314+ words) Türkiye has denounced the United States for keeping its arms embargo on Greek Cyprus lifted for an extra year, arguing the policy damages trust between the island’s communities. The Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Washington had extended…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (275+ words) Mitsotakis concluded a three-day tour of the region on Sept. 13, during which he also visited the Greek islets of Ro and Strongyli, part of the Kastellorizo island complex. He inspected military outposts and met with members of the armed forces…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (388+ words) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is scheduled to arrive in Syria on Sept. 13 for a two-day official visit, where he will conduct crucial discussions with top Syrian officials, including the president, diplomatic sources have announced. Fidan is scheduled to meet…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (235+ words) A new Rüya for Çırağan While Rüya represents the modern face of Turkish cuisine, Tuğra Restaurant on the Palace side enters the new season with a menu that stays close to its roots while allowing room for innovation. They have…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (298+ words) Speaking after attending the 5th Türkiye-Azerbaijan Energy Forum in Baku last week, Bayraktar said the world has become a place of recurring crises and that crises are now the “new normal.” He said Türkiye and Azerbaijan are responding by developing more…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (366+ words) Turkish travel agencies have raised concerns over a draft law regulating international online accommodation platforms. The legislation, which is expected to be submitted to parliament in the coming days, would establish a legal framework for foreign digital accommodation platforms operating…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (260+ words) Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Bayraktar outlined a transmission line reaching Türkiye through Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan exclave and a green energy corridor linking Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye and Bulgaria. He also cited a separate project to carry electricity beneath the Black Sea to…...