While the new regulation requires public access to be maintained along the coastlines, advocacy groups warn that this provision could be loosely enforced in practice, effectively restricting access.

The performance of internationally acclaimed dancer Mecnun Giasar became the focus of an online smear campaign.

Individuals playing music at high volumes using portable speakers or similar devices in areas such as public transport, stations, squares, beaches, coastal areas, and picnic spots will face administrative fines

Narcotics were discovered across nine separate locations during the operations.

The animal was sent to a zoo to continue recovering until it is ready to be reintroduced into the wild.

Durgut reported on an alleged sex trafficking ring involving military officers that forced women brought from Syria's Kurdish regions into sex work.

“I have been honored with many awards before, but this is the first time I have attended a ceremony in person," said the poet who spent 30 years in prison before his release in November.

Several Kurdish politicians received prison sentences a year ago for allegedly organizing the deadly 2014 protests.

Oil exports through the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline were halted in Mar 2023, following a ruling by the International Chamber of Commerce.

IPI and the undersigned press freedom, freedom of expression and journalists’ organizations today strongly condemn the arrest of Turkish journalist Fatih Altaylı over his political commentary during a YouTube live broadcast and call for his immediate release.

Dr. Darati compares Turkey in 2025 to the Ottoman Empire in 1918: "The Middle East is burning, Anatolia is fragmented; the state has no chance of survival except by reaching an agreement with the Kurds."

Temperatures in the city are expected to reach 37°C due to an incoming heatwave originating from Basra.