EXPLAINED: 6 - The Real Truth

Istanbul talks highlight Turkiye’s balancing act between Russia and Ukraine

Since the outbreak of the war, Turkiye has weighed its support for Ukraine against maintaining its ties to Russia.

Al Jazeera · May 16, 2025

Russia and Ukraine delegations meet for talks in Turkiye

Officials from Moscow and Kyiv have started talks, but few expect significant progress from the low-level meeting.

Al Jazeera · May 15, 2025

‘Significant step’: Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkiye – what to expect

Zelenskyy will be in Turkiye, but Putin is not on Russia’s team for the first direct Moscow-Kyiv talks since 2022.

Al Jazeera · May 15, 2025

Animal rights activists fear mass euthanasia of stray dogs in Türkiye after new top court ruling

Animal rights advocates have claimed that many street animals were indiscriminately killed after the passage of the law last August.

Euronews · May 8, 2025

‘I grabbed my cat and ran’: Istanbul panics as earthquake hits

Istanbul’s earthquake leaves residents anxious, reviving memories of past disasters and fears of future catastrophes.

Al Jazeera · Apr 23, 2025

Turkiye’s opposition leader Ozgur Ozel re-elected as CHP party chairman

Ozel urges President Erdogan to call early election ‘in November at the latest’ amid widespread antigovernment protests.

Al Jazeera · Apr 6, 2025

How much support is there for Imamoglu, Istanbul’s jailed mayor?

As mass rallies continue in Turkiye and the CHP plans its next move, we take a look at the man at the heart of protests.

Al Jazeera · Apr 6, 2025

At least 16 killed as two refugee boats sink off Turkiye and Greece

Greek and Turkish coastguards still searching for two missing people from the two unrelated accidents.

Al Jazeera · Apr 3, 2025

Türkiye’s 20,000-year-old glaciers are disappearing. Scientists want to close them to visitors

The remaining glacial area in the Cilo Mountains has been damaged and degraded, scientists say.

Euronews · Apr 1, 2025

Istanbul divided as Erdogan rival’s arrest sparks anti-government protests

Al Jazeera speaks to people on both sides of the anger at Ekrem Imamoglu’s arrest in Turkiye.

Al Jazeera · Mar 26, 2025