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Turkey sees surge in food prices once again ahead of Ramadan

Turkey sees surge in food prices once again ahead of Ramadan

Data shows that pre-Ramadan food price hikes are becoming permanent rather than easing after the holy month.

Today 12:00 Hikmet Adal

What I experienced at Boğaziçi University under trustee* rule

BOĞAZİÇİ SPEAKS OUT

What I experienced at Boğaziçi University under trustee* rule

In the sixth year of the resistance, with the same determination as on the first day, we continue to say: “We do not accept! We do not give up!” We persist in this just struggle because academic responsibility demands it.

Today 13:00 Can Candan

Turkey’s REE test

Turkey’s REE test

Mining is the easier part of the process. The real bottleneck is the refinement facility capable of separating 17 different elements at 99.999 percent purity. The design, construction, and commissioning of such facilities require tremendous engineering achievement.

14 February 2026 Etem Karakaya

Climate crisis at the table, market regime in the fields

Climate crisis at the table, market regime in the fields

Agriculture is more than a form of production; it is a way of forming relationships: collective harvests, the culture of mutual aid, communal fields… All of these are on the brink of disappearing. Solidarity-based production relations have been dismantled.

14 February 2026 Kenan Kahya

David R. Mellor

A life in a day of Mesut Aydın

A life in a day of Mesut Aydın

“Hi I’m Can, it was me who called the police. He won’t open for me, just calls for you, will you tell me what you find?”

14 February 2026 David R. Mellor

Sixteen detained over 'laundering OnlyFans income'

Sixteen detained over 'laundering OnlyFans income'

Authorities have seized assets worth 7 million dollars. The operation marks the first time that the revenue earned through adult content is deemed proceeds of crime.

13 February 2026

Student access blocked, police deployed ahead of Erdoğan's visit to Boğaziçi University

Student access blocked, police deployed ahead of Erdoğan's visit to Boğaziçi University

The university's South Campus has been closed to students and alumni amid heavy police presence.

13 February 2026 Güney Kampüs

God Is an Astronaut concert in İstanbul canceled without explanation

God Is an Astronaut concert in İstanbul canceled without explanation

The cancellation follows a ban on two metal bands' concert following online campaigns accusing them of promoting satanism.

13 February 2026

Ayşegül Başar

What are the key points of the parliamentary draft report on the peace process?

What are the key points of the parliamentary draft report on the peace process?

The parliament is expected to indirectly reference the "right to hope" for Öcalan and outline a framework for the reintegration of PKK militants while constitutional amendments are currently off the table, according to MP Mehmet Emin Ekmen.

12 February 2026 Ayşegül Başar

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Giresun district mayor suspended following arrest for alleged child abuse

Giresun district mayor suspended following arrest for alleged child abuse

Hasbi Dede allegedly harassed a minor through social media.

12 February 2026

Central Bank raises 2026 inflation forecast range amid food-driven risks

Central Bank raises 2026 inflation forecast range amid food-driven risks

Food prices played a significant role in January’s elevated inflation, the governor said, pointing specifically to a sharp increase in vegetable prices due to supply-side issues.

12 February 2026

Berk H. Topaktaş

Road built through olive groves in protected coastal zone in Antalya

Road built through olive groves in protected coastal zone in Antalya

“There are olive groves here that belong to locals from Kaş. But this road was not built so that locals could access their groves and harvest olives more easily when the time comes. It was given to a company," said a local environmental activist.

12 February 2026 Berk H. Topaktaş

Talent manager Ayşe Barım sentenced to over 12 years in prison for ‘aiding attempted overthrow’

Talent manager Ayşe Barım sentenced to over 12 years in prison for ‘aiding attempted overthrow’

The court ruled that Barım, who is receiving treatment for an illness, will remain under judicial control measures in the form of a ban on traveling abroad.

11 February 2026

Education Ministry instructs schools to organize Ramadan events

Education Ministry instructs schools to organize Ramadan events

“The goal here is to reframe education and turn schools into spaces that implement the government’s policy of values. This approach systematically undermines the principles of public and secular education," says a union representative.

11 February 2026 Nalin Öztekin

Erdoğan replaces justice, interior ministers

Erdoğan replaces justice, interior ministers

The CHP views Akın Gürlek's appoinement as the justice minister as the continuation of the "political operations" against the opposition.

11 February 2026

İstanbul cancels Slaughter To Prevail and Behemoth concerts after ‘satanism’ accusations

İstanbul cancels Slaughter To Prevail and Behemoth concerts after ‘satanism’ accusations

The authorities cited the metal bands' "incompatibility with our societal values" for the decision.

10 February 2026

Turkish court blocks access to reports on Epstein documents mentioning İhlas Holding CEO

Turkish court blocks access to reports on Epstein documents mentioning İhlas Holding CEO

In one of the emails, Ahmet Mücahid Ören wrote to Ghislaine Maxwell, “Thank you so much. And I need to learn more from you to be naughtier.”

10 February 2026

Worker killed in Zonguldak coal mine operating despite official closure

Worker killed in Zonguldak coal mine operating despite official closure

Another worker remains in intensive care as a result of a flooding incident.

10 February 2026

Report: Turkey seeks to repatriate 2,000 ISIS-linked nationals from Syria for trial

Report: Turkey seeks to repatriate 2,000 ISIS-linked nationals from Syria for trial

The US last month began transferring ISIS prisoners from northern Syria to Iraq following an agreement between the Syrian Kurds and Damascus.

10 February 2026

Tuğçe Yılmaz

'Turkey's peace process will gain momentum after Damascus-SDF agreement'

INTERVIEW WITH MP CENGİZ ÇANDAR

'Turkey's peace process will gain momentum after Damascus-SDF agreement'

"The process we are currently in, whether in terms of examples of international conflict resolution or the history and experience of solution-seeking in Turkey, carries unique characteristics that do not include many lessons applicable here—a sui generis process with its own distinct nature."

9 February 2026 Tuğçe Yılmaz

At least 146 workers killed on the job in January

At least 146 workers killed on the job in January

In addition to labor deaths, January was marked by widespread protests by warehouse workers.

9 February 2026

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