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New Party MP stabbed by former CHP executive
MP Melih Meriç underwent surgery after the stabbing in Antep. The motive of the assault is not yet clear.
18 August 2026
Top court finds rights violation over prison ban on yellow, red and green bracelet
A prisoner in Tekirdağ was prevented from gifting a bracelet he made to a visitor.
18 August 2026
Turkey condemns Israeli airstrikes on military airbase in Syria
Israel reportedly carried out several airstrikes on an abandoned airbase near the country's border with Turkey.
18 August 2026
Turkey plans to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, US congress records show
Ankara plans to send a military aid package containing 70 M39 ATACMS missiles to Ukraine as part of its efforts its legacy equipment.
17 August 2026
Agricultural land in Antalya paved to make parking lots for COP31 summit
Over 64,000 square meters of agricultural land was expropriated to make parking lots.
17 August 2026
Nalin Öztekin
reports
'Peace process must be made irreversible to succeed'
As the first legal step in the Kurdish peace process clears parliament, the DEM Party co-leader reflects on the failed 2015 process and what it will take to make the current one last.
17 August 2026
Nalin Öztekin
Nearly 4,000 prisoners could be released under Turkey’s Kurdish peace law
The law, whose implementation will depend on the state confirming that the PKK has laid down its arms, will affect around 125,000 ongoing and concluded cases, said Kurdish leader Bakırhan.
17 August 2026
E. Kepenek
Interview
'I chased people, not photographs
From street protests and the Saturday Mothers to neighborhoods torn apart by urban transformation and workers’ resistance, Ali Öz has chronicled the visual history of an era in Turkey.
15 August 2026
Evrim Kepenek
Education Ministry audits Armenian schools over enrollment of non-Turkish citizens
Schools serving Turkey’s Armenian community have admitted students from Armenia as “guest students” for the past 14 years. The ministry is now reportedly considering ending this practice.
14 August 2026
Ferhat Yaşar
reports
Prof. Kaboğlu: Peace process law is 'an undeclared amnesty'
"What has been enacted here is an amnesty. It is not a general amnesty, but technically speaking, it is an amnesty aimed at a specific category," says the İstanbul Bar head.
14 August 2026
Ferhat Yaşar
Police detain miners protesting over unpaid claims despite ministry-mediated deal
Miners resumed their protest in Ankara after Yıldızlar SSS Holding failed to fulfill its obligations under the deal.
14 August 2026
Sudenaz Güleryüz
reports
Disabled people stripped of retirement rights trapped between poverty and forced labor
“I’m trying to keep my life going by working. Because if I don’t work today, I go hungry tomorrow."
13 August 2026
Sudenaz Güleryüz
Mabel Matiz once again faces ‘obscenity’ investigation over a song
The singer previously stood trial and acquitted on the same charge because of another song.
13 August 2026
Dozens detained, assets seized in crackdown on Süleymancılar religious order
The group is investigated over its money transactions. Its leader has been taken into custody and over 30 companies have been seized.
13 August 2026
Nalin Öztekin
reports
'Women politicians’ role in peace process cannot be reduced to a ‘softening voice’'
MPs Elif Esen, Sevda Karaca ve Meral Danış-Beştaş reflected on women's role in the peace process.
12 August 2026
Nalin Öztekin
Perseid meteor shower peak to be observed from Turkey overnight
The shower will become visible at around 8 pm and peak after midnight. Viewing conditions will be among the best in recent years because of minimal moonlight.
12 August 2026
Trump confirms changing planes over possible threat when leaving Turkey
The US secret service used Air Force One as a decoy as Trump was taken to another place in a catering truck when he was leaving Turkey after a NATO leader summit last month.
12 August 2026
İstanbul firefighters rescue goat stranded on viaduct pillar
It was unclear how the goat ended up at the spot.
12 August 2026
Dozens detained in visa application scheme probe
Some visa consultancy firms were allegedly booking appointments in bulk through diplomatic missions’ websites and selling them to applicants for substantial sums.
11 August 2026
Five detained in reopened probe into 2015 rifle attack on Fenerbahçe team bus
Assailants had shot the driver in the head while crossing a viaduct.
11 August 2026
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Parliament passes bill suspending sentences for PKK members
The legal pathway is now open for the state to declare the PKK a "dissolved organization" and remove its designation as a "terror group."
11 August 2026
Sports journalist detained over inaccurate transfer report
While dozens of journalists have been prosecuted under the widely criticized disinformation law since its enactment, this marks the first time it has been applied to a sports report.
10 August 2026
Parliament begins discussing Kurdish peace bill
Nearly two years after the peace initiative was launched, parliament began debating the first legislative step, which specifically concerns the status of the PKK.
10 August 2026
Roman-era healing god statue, wrestler tomb found in Aspendos
The two finds, one depicting the Roman-era healing god and the other a tomb believed to have belonged to a wrestler, were uncovered days apart.
10 August 2026
Justice Ministry introduces AI ‘terror group predictor’ for judges, prosecutors
The system reportedly analyzes information contained in case files and automatically compares it with data registered in the ministry’s system.
9 August 2026
Parliament passes law increasing prison terms for minors
The new law introduces new sentencing regimes for children aged between 12-14 and 15-17 separately.
9 August 2026
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Ecenaz Kaya
reports
Behind the growing popularity of İstanbul's dwarf goat cafes
"Breeding certain species through artificial selection for traits that appeal to people, and turning them into commodities, is an approach that is far removed from protecting animals."
9 August 2026
Ecenaz Kaya
Hikmet Adal
reports
Top court finds violation in university's refusal to reissue trans man's diploma
The university and lower courts had required the man to use a diploma bearing his deadname.
8 August 2026
Hikmet Adal
More than 230 CHP mayors join Özel’s New Party
Only a handful of city mayors remain in the CHP after the party split.
7 August 2026
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign defense pact treating attack on one as attack on all
The agreement signed by the three countries' leaders provides for enhanced defense cooperation.
7 August 2026
Turkey emphasizes fraternity in Friday sermons as Kurdish peace process gains momentum
The sermon read out at mosques across the country urged unity among the people as wars spread across the world.
7 August 2026
Nalin Öztekin
reports
15-year-old vocational student allegedly abused for nine months during internship
The suspect reportedly fled to Greece as the child's lawyer criticized the authorities for failing to apprehend him.
7 August 2026
Nalin Öztekin
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