Istanbul prosecutor seeking 2,352-year jail term for city’s mayor over alleged corruption Ekrem Imamoglu’s initial arrest sparked Turkey's most significant public demonstrations in more than a decade The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025
Turkiye prosecutors seize media conglomerate as part of ‘fraud’ probe Can Holding top executives detained, TV stations including Haberturk and Bloomberg HT placed under third party trustee. Al Jazeera · Sep 11, 2025
Leading Turkish broadcaster seized by state as part of fraud and tax investigation Turkish media says one of Turkey’s largest television news broadcasters has been confiscated by the state as part of a fraud, tax evasion and money laundering investigation The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake causes buildings to collapse in Turkey A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck in Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesi The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2025
Masked attacker stabs five people in Turkey and broadcasts rampage on social media The state-run Anadolu news agency claimed that the attacker had been influenced by video games The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024
Breakaway candidate could give Erdogan a lifeline in tight Turkey election A second-time presidential candidate who lost out to Tayyip Erdogan in a 2018 vote could push Turkey's May election to a second round, potentially boosting the president's prospects of winning, according to analysts and polls. Reuters · Apr 4, 2023
Turkey flooding: At least 14 killed as victims swept away in disaster after earthquake Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said 12 people were killed by the floods in the southeastern Sanliurfa province while two others died in the neighbouring Adiyaman province in Turkey Daily Mirror · Mar 15, 2023
Turkey floods kill 10 in earthquake-affected provinces Turkish officials and media reports say floods caused by torrential rains have killed at least 10 people in two provinces that were devastated by last month’s earthquake The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023
Floods Kill 14 in Turkish Earthquake-Battered Provinces Floods caused by torrential rains hit two Turkish provinces that were devastated by last month’s catastrophic earthquake, killing at least 14 people and increasing the misery for thousands who were left homeless, officials said Wednesday. Rescue teams were still searching for five people reported missing in three locations, Interior Minister… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 15, 2023
Buildings collapse as Turkey hit by a fresh earthquake There are reports of at least one death after the latest quake Wales Online · Feb 27, 2023
Türkiye Says Istanbul Bomb Suspect Killed in Syria Operation Turkish forces have killed the alleged mastermind behind a deadly Istanbul street bombing in an operation in northern Syria, Türkiye’s state-run news agency reported. The man, identified as Halil Menci, was “neutralized” in an operation by Turkish intelligence agents, The Associated Press quoted the agency as saying. It did not… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 24, 2023
Earthquake deaths pass 33,000; Turkey probes contractors As despair bred rage at agonizingly slow rescues, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said 131 people were being investigated in connection with the construction of buildings that failed to withstand the quakes. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 12, 2023
Major earthquake kills 3,700 in Turkey and Syria, weather hits survivors A huge earthquake killed more than 3,700 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, with freezing winter weather adding to the plight of the thousands left injured or homeless and hampering efforts to find survivors. Reuters · Feb 6, 2023
Turkish prosecutor says pro-Kurdish party's bank accounts should be blocked -Haberturk A top Turkish prosecutor requested that the Constitutional Court block the bank accounts belonging to the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), broadcaster Haberturk reported on Monday, as part of a case seeking a political ban on the party. Reuters · Dec 19, 2022
Reuters · Nov 21, 2022 Erdogan says plans to produce flour from Russian wheat in Turkey -Haberturk Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he had agreed with Russia's Vladimir Putin to produce flour in Turkey from Russian wheat and send it for free to the least developed countries in order to ease a global food crisis, broadcaster Haberturk reported.
Reuters · Sep 9, 2022 Erdogan to urge Russia to sends goods through Black Sea corridor - media Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will urge Moscow to send goods though a U.N.-backed Black Sea corridor when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin next week, broadcaster Haberturk said on Friday, seeking to keep Russia engaged in the arrangement.
Reuters · Apr 1, 2022 Turkish ministry to approve request to transfer Khashoggi case to S.Arabia Turkey's justice minister said on Friday his ministry would approve a request to transfer a trial over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia, as Ankara seeks to mend ties with Riyadh.
Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2022 Abramovich hospitalised by tear gas not poison claims Turkish media Roman Abramovich was not poisoned but hurt when a tear gas canister exploded beside him as he left peace talks, Turkish media have claimed.
Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2022 Roman Abramovich 'hurt by tear gas' as new theory behind 'poisoning' comes to light Abramovich has been involved in peace talks amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war but was reported to have been 'poisoned' during a meeting in Turkey, although an alternative theory has now been put forward
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 6, 2022 Energy Minister Says Power Cut in Central Turkey Still Impacts 20,000 Households Workers were still trying to restore power to some 20,000 households left in the dark for three days in the central Turkish province of Isparta after heavy snow caused disruptions to the electricity grid, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Saturday, according to news website Haberturk. "Heavy snow and a…
Reuters · Feb 6, 2022 Energy minister says power cut in central Turkey still impacts 20,000 households - media Workers were still trying to restore power to some 20,000 households left in the dark for three days in the central Turkish province of Isparta after heavy snow caused disruptions to the electricity grid, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Saturday, according to news website Haberturk.