A court has sentenced former police officer Cemil K. to aggravated life imprisonment for the killing of 22-year-old university student Ayşe Tokyaz last year. The court convicted Cemil K. of intentionally killing a woman with ...

Journalist and writer Erdal Süsem, who has been in prison for nearly 25 years, sent a letter from Tekirdağ No. 1 F-Type High Security Closed Prison, where he is being held. In his letter, Süsem ...

Excessive groundwater use Declining rainfall and rising temperatures are putting additional pressure on water resources. Excessive groundwater extraction, particularly for agricultural irrigation, is further increasing the risk. İrem Daloğlu Çetinkaya, an assistant professor at Boğaziçi ...

A 14-year-old child working at a repair shop in the southern province of Hatay died after being seriously injured in an explosion at the workplace on Sep 8. The cause of the explosion has not ...

The police and gendarmerie examined more than 600,000 social media accounts in 2025 and initiated legal proceedings into more than 200,000 users, according to annual activity reports cited by the daily BirGün. The police reviewed ...

Turkey recorded some of the largest gains among OECD countries in the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), improving its scores and rankings in science, reading and mathematics compared with 2022. The results released ...

An administrative court in Ordu, northern Turkey, has suspended an environmental approval for a planned mine in the province, citing ecological risks, cultural heritage concerns and deficiencies in the project assessment. The Ordu Administrative Court ...

Wildfires continued to burn across three neighboring provinces on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, with unusually low humidity and local winds complicating firefighting efforts. The Mediterranean region, normally known for humid conditions, has experienced significantly lower humidity ...

Wildfires continued to burn across three neighboring provinces on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, with unusually low humidity and local winds complicating firefighting efforts. The Mediterranean region, normally known for humid conditions, has experienced significantly lower humidity ...

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) took control of İstanbul’s Üsküdar district after its candidate won a municipal council vote to replace suspended mayor Sinem Dedetaş, as the opposition alleged that council members who ...