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Turkey remands 17 adult content creators for 'laundering OnlyFans income'
While distriburiting explicit material is illegal in Turkey, this investigation marks the first time authorities have deemed income from adult content illicit and treated investments made with that income as money laundering.
Today 17:35
Migros workers end strike with major concessions from company
The grocery chain accepted the union’s wage demands and agreed to reinstate over 300 dismissed workers after a 23-day strike.
Today 14:40
Hikmet Adal
reports
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
Güney Kampüs
reports
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
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
reports
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’
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
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
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
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
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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
Opposition demands full investigation into Epstein’s possible Turkey ties
The CHP spokesperson submitted parliamentary questions to four cabinet ministers.
5 February 2026
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
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Hikmet Adal
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Iranian refugee journalist Kaveh Taheri faces deportation
The journalist was detained while on his way to the French consulate in İstanbul to apply for a humanitarian visa.
4 February 2026
Hikmet Adal
Evrim Kepenek
Interview
Why is strangulation not considered a specific offense in male violence cases?
Prof. Dr. Kadriye Bakırcı explains why non-lethal strangulation should be legally recognized as a specific offense, drawing on the example of recent legal reforms in England and Wales.
4 February 2026
Evrim Kepenek
Twenty-two detained in İstanbul stock market fraud probe
The investigation centers on claims that suspects manipulated the share prices of two companies via social media.
4 February 2026
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Men killed 16 women in January
Men injured at least 46 women and abused 12 girls and boys in January.
4 February 2026
Evrim Kepenek
Food prices continue to surge despite drop in overall inflation
Food and non-alcoholic beverages recorded the highest monthly increase among major spending groups.
3 February 2026
Report: Ankara prosecutors investigate claims of children trafficked from Turkey to Epstein island
The investigation concerns a document released by the US Department of Justice in December which includes allegations that Epstein transported minor girls from many countries, including Turkey.
3 February 2026
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