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.

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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."

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The right not to be killed

The bill adopted by parliament is essentially an agreement between the parties to an armed conflict, similar to examples seen in conflict resolution processes around the world. Steps related to “democ...

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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.

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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.

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Mabel Matiz once again faces ‘obscenity’ investigation over queer-themed song

The singer previously stood trial and acquitted on the same charge because of another song.

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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 some companies have been seized.

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'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.

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Perseid meteor shower to peak over Turkey

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.

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İstanbul firefighters rescue goat stranded on viaduct pillar

It was unclear how the goat ended up at the spot.

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A stop on the road to peace: The Framework Law

We must act with the understanding that the law alone will not bring about peace. At this point, it is advisable to maintain a critical perspective regarding both the Framework Law and the process its...

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Turkey detains dozens 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.

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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.

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Turkey 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."

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Turkey detains sports journalist over inaccurate transfer report

While dozens of journalists have been prosecuted under the widely criticized law since its enactment, this marks the first time it has been applied to a sports report.

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Turkey’s parliament begins discussing historic 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.

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The super mega XXXXXL hospital

We both felt it, my wife voiced it. “Who is this hospital for?” We both went quiet and moved across the vast temple of the foreigner.

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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."

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Turkey 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.

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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.

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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.

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More than 230 CHP mayors join Özel’s New Party

Only a handful of city mayors remain in the CHP after the party split.

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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.

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Mayor offers Mo Salah ‘climate change-proof’ land in Trabzon

The mayor at the same time mentioned how similar Turkey and Egypt are, with both "beautiful countries with people struggling with poverty."

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Ministry seeks return of film funding from director over ‘political’ Cappadocia documentary

"I had documented the reality of what was happening in Cappadocia," says director Bingöl Elmas.

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Atölye BİA holds Spatial Literacy Workshop

The workshop combined theoretical sessions on space and memory with fieldwork in Tarlabaşı, where participants conducted observations and interviews to craft feature stories.

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Turkey unveils draft law on Kurdish peace process, PKK reintegration

The bill, introduced nearly two years after a new peace process was initiated, outlines the scope of the peace framework and who can benefit from it.

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Environment Ministry, company push for new units at coal plant linked to severe pollution

As Turkey prepares to host COP31, the Environment Ministry is challenging a court order preventing the expansion of a power plant that has long been at the center of criticism.

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Bahçeli calls for release of Öcalan, Demirtaş as ‘Kurdish peace law’ heads to parliament

“Selahattin Demirtaş should return home, the two Ahmets should return to office, and Öcalan should be granted the right to hope,” the nationalist leader said.

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Prosecutors seek removal of Turkey's main opposition leader's immunity in 'aggravated bribery' probe

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