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Güney Kampüs
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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
The cancellation follows a ban on two metal bands' concert following online campaigns accusing them of promoting satanism.
13 February 2026
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
Ayşegül Başar
reports
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
Giresun district mayor suspended following arrest for alleged child abuse
Hasbi Dede allegedly harassed a minor through social media.
12 February 2026
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
Nalin Öztekin
reports
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
The CHP views Akın Gürlek's appoinement as the justice minister as the continuation of the "political operations" against the opposition.
11 February 2026
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
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
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
Interview
'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
In addition to labor deaths, January was marked by widespread protests by warehouse workers.
9 February 2026
Nazım Tural
writes
‘Facing the past’ to build a future in peace
Looking at our country, we see severe traumas and sufferings stemming from its historical experiences and events, where nationalist-racist political preferences maintained a political system that prevented the culture of coexistence of differences.
7 February 2026
Nazım Tural
Evrim Kepenek & Berk H. Topaktaş
report
Three years on, Turkey still unprepared for major earthquakes, engineers warn
Weak regulations, inadequate planning, and profit-driven urban renewal continue to leave millions at risk, warns the Chamber of Engineers.
6 February 2026
Evrim Kepenek,Berk H. Topaktaş
Sixteen-year-old arrested in İzmir over hair braiding video
The arrest is linked to a widespread social media protest where women braided their hair in response to the desecration of a Kurdish woman fighter's body by forces affiliated with the Damascus government.
6 February 2026
Suspended Adana mayor released after first hearing of corruption case
Karalar was among several opposition mayors who were arrested and suspended from office in a series of sweeping corruption investigations.
6 February 2026
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
Forty-seven party members, journalists formally arrested on terror charges
Three journalists and two environmental activists are among those arrested.
6 February 2026
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Mustafa Yıldız
writes
Ahmet Türk's seat
An elected person is always unsettling for those in power. Their authority does not come from a superior, but from the people. And the people whisper the most dangerous sentence:
6 February 2026
Mustafa Yıldız
Opposition demands full investigation into Epstein’s possible Turkey ties
The CHP spokesperson submitted parliamentary questions to four cabinet ministers.
5 February 2026
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Air pollution remains above legal limits in Turkey’s quake-hit provinces three years on
Particulate matter (PM10), a key indicator of air pollution, exceeded the ministry’s annual average limit of 40 micrograms per cubic meter by wide margins.
5 February 2026
Social media personality Mükremin Gezgin formally arrested in drug operation
LGBTI+ groups denounced the arrest, asserting that the operations do not target drug gangs but rather groups the government deems "inappropriate."
5 February 2026
Workers at Migros, one of Turkey’s largest retailers, protest near-zero raise
Over 140 striking workers were dismissed as the retail chain faces accusations of labor violations.
3 February 2026
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
Police detain 96 in raids targeting left-wing groups, media outlets
MP Çiçek Otlu linked the operation to the targeted groups' support for Syrian Kurds.
3 February 2026
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Hikmet Adal
reports
Teachers at İstanbul Italian high school strike over pay gap between local and Italian staff
Despite doing the same job and carrying the same workload, Turkish nationals are paid six times less than their Italian colleagues, teachers say.
2 February 2026
Hikmet Adal
Amedspor club fined over 'hair braiding' protest
Hair braiding protests emerged earlier this month after a fighter from forces linked to the Syrian interim government shared footage on social media showing the braided hair of a Kurdish woman fighter.
30 January 2026
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Fidan meets US envoy ahead of Iranian foreign minister's visit
The foreign minister and the US envoy reportedly discussed the developments in Syria and Iran.
29 January 2026
'People's Caravan' detained on Greece-Turkey border
More than 200 people from 10 different countries joined the caravan to bring aid to Rojava.
29 January 2026
Publishing house faces 'financing terrorism' charge over royalties paid to detained writer
A publishing house representative has been placed under house arrest.
28 January 2026
Tülay Hatimoğulları
writes
Journey to life: Rojava at the intersection of emotional solidarity and emotional rupture
At a time when we are trying to heal the deep wounds and bleeding relationship between Turks and Kurds left from the 20th century, stop reopening those wounds and deepening the pain.
27 January 2026
Tülay Hatimoğulları
Tuğçe Yılmaz
writes
From applause to accusation: the Kurds and the shifting direction of emotions
The empire does not demand loyalty but conformity and obedience. When conformity is disrupted, that is, when the cost rises, those who were applauded yesterday can easily be declared “destabilizing.”
27 January 2026
Tuğçe Yılmaz
Ceme Nayir
reports
Oil shipments from Turkey's ports destined for other countries end up in Israel, report finds
Fifty-seven crude oil shipments identified in the study have never arrived at their officially declared destinations.
27 January 2026
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