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The National Intelligence Organization (MIT) and police have arrested a 63-year-old Moldovan gang leader wanted internationally for 10 planned murders and 11 attempted murders, in...

The 7th Istanbul Initiative Summit, hosted by Türkiye’s Green Crescent Society (Yeşilay), began on Thursday in Istanbul, bringing together experts and representatives from organiza...

Türkiye’s Ministry of National Education (MEB) is moving to directly revoke the establishment permits and workplace operating licenses of private education institutions that implem...

Two people have died, and 10 people have been rescued after three floors of a seven-story building partially collapsed in Istanbul’s Maltepe district early Thursday, authorities sa...

Two people have died, and 11 people have been rescued after three floors of a seven-story building partially collapsed in Istanbul’s Maltepe district early Thursday, authorities sa...

A kindness club founded by 10-year-old Elmira Ayabakan at her school has grown into a nationwide movement encouraging children to take responsibility, develop ideas and help their...

The Deniz Feneri Association has launched an awareness event in Istanbul highlighting the humanitarian situation in Gaza as the conflict enters its third year.

The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) is continuing its humanitarian aid operations in Gaza for a third year, providing food, clean water, health care and psychosocial support as the...

Hospital admissions in Istanbul increase during periods of high air pollution, with older people among the groups most affected, according to a study by Istanbul Technical Universi...

First lady Emine Erdoğan has called for continued solidarity with Palestinians, saying the people of Gaza have faced efforts to uproot them from their homeland and erase their coll...

COP31 President and Türkiye's Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has called on countries to turn climate commitments into concrete action as Pacific...

Türkiye’s Court of Cassation has called for postpartum psychosis to be investigated in a case involving a mother accused of causing her baby’s death, highlighting the role of sever...

First lady Emine Erdoğan has highlighted the importance of human judgment, reflection and meaningful relationships in an increasingly digital world, saying access to information do...

Rising temperatures are making Türkiye’s snow-dependent water resources increasingly vulnerable, with earlier snowmelt and more severe warm-dry snow drought threatening water avail...

A student who was seriously injured in a knife attack at a middle school in Istanbul’s Başakşehir district on Monday has died, Education Minister Yusuf Tekin announced.

Eight students were injured in a fight at a middle school in Istanbul’s Başakşehir district on Monday, with one student in critical condition.

The Pre-COP Summit, held in the Pacific ahead of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), brought together climate a...

France rejected a Turkish student’s long-term student visa application for an Erasmus program at Sorbonne University after her biometric photograph wearing a headscarf was not acce...

The Palestine Solidarity Days will be held at Üsküdar Square in Istanbul from Oct. 7 to 11, bringing together civil society organizations, artists, researchers and families to stre...

Istanbul’s 11 historic gates continue to preserve traces of the civilizations that shaped the city, carrying stories from the Roman and Byzantine eras through the Ottoman Empire an...

A volunteer for a Turkish humanitarian organization in Gaza was killed in an Israeli strike on Sunday, with the victim identified as Saqr Nabil Musa Qaisi, who was working in Gaza...

Academics in Istanbul are using acoustic tomography to detect hidden decay inside century-old trees as authorities assess the falling risks of around 200 large and old trees and de...

Türkiye universities are set to expand education and awareness programs aimed at helping students develop skills related to family life, communication, personal development and fin...

Tourists visiting Istanbul are discovering the city’s historic landmarks and lesser-known corners on retro motorcycles with sidecars, offering an alternative way to experience the...

Ioanna Kuçuradi, one of Türkiye's foremost philosophers whose groundbreaking work on ethics and human rights shaped generations of scholars, died at 89 while receiving treatment at...

Tobacco Control Teams established by the Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate have reached more than 20,000 people since April as part of fieldwork aimed at raising awareness abo...

An international team of scientists has conducted underwater dives in Lake Van in eastern Türkiye to collect microbialite samples as part of a project investigating the origin of t...

The Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye (TIHEK) has fined Çanakkale Municipality in northwestern Türkiye TL 256,357 ($5,216) for charging foreign nationals higher marr...

Alo 182, the hospital appointment line, remains the most frequently called short number in Türkiye, according to data from the Information and Communications Technologies Authority...

An international symposium on Prophet Muhammad's life, teachings and legacy concluded in Istanbul with calls to revive principles of mercy and justice in contemporary society, stre...

For decades, the story of Ahmet Bedevi, better known as the “Manisa Tarzanı” ("Tarzan of Manisa"), has been intertwined with the history of the western Turkish city he called home....

Türkiye’s Youth Foundation (TÜGVA) launched a nationwide debate competition in Istanbul, aiming to strengthen young people’s critical thinking, communication and analytical skills...

The Palestine Day program, featuring Gaza Tribunal sessions, a Palestinian youth forum and a friendly football match, has started in Konya, central Türkiye, on Wednesday under the...

A concrete mixer in southern Türkiye spent 45 days out of service for an unusual reason: a pair of doves had made a nest on it.

Nearly a year after Israel launched its attacks on Gaza in October 2023, the Gaza Tribunal was established in London in November 2024 by a coalition of academics, intellectuals, hu...

Türkiye is calling for the urgent establishment of a climate and health support fund to help developing countries strengthen their resilience against the health impacts of climate...

One of Istanbul’s oldest educational institutions, now known as the Burhan Felek Anatolian High School, continues its educational journey after 179 years, having operated under dif...

Turkish authorities detained 473 suspects in operations targeting fraud, illegal betting, online child sexual abuse and money laundering across 25 provinces over five days, the Int...

An Ankara man turned his lifelong passion for wildlife into an unusual wedding celebration.

The Turkish Language Association (TDK) is developing a new dictionary expected to contain more than 800,000 words, alongside a large language model designed to train artificial int...

The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) brought moments of happiness to displaced children in the Gaza Strip through its “Cheerful Children Project,” offering ice cream, snacks and ente...

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s Disaster Coordination Center (AKOM) has warned of heavy rain and storms across Istanbul starting Sunday evening.

Türkiye’s Zero Waste Movement marked its ninth year on Sept. 27 with a focus on its global environmental goals as the country prepares to host the U.N. climate conference, the 31st...

The Turkish Parliament has prevented the cutting of 1,541 trees and saved more than 35,000 liters of oil through recycling efforts carried out between October 2025 and August 2026....

Turkish researchers are developing an artificial intelligence-powered mobile application that will allow users to identify tick species from smartphone photographs and determine wh...

Türkiye recorded its hottest year on record in 2024, while 2025 was the country's driest year since 1964, according to a new analysis by the Turkish State Meteorological Service co...

The Zero Waste Foundation highlighted Türkiye’s zero waste approach and the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change prep...

Türkiye has brought back 714 fugitives from 44 countries since the beginning of the year as part of its “Cross-Border Trap” operations, Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi announced o...

Tobacco use among women aged 15 and above in Türkiye has increased by 35% since 2008, rising from 15.2% to 20.6% in 2025, according to data from the Ministry of Health and the Turk...

Emine Erdoğan, Turkish first lady and Chair of the United Nations Advisory Board of Eminent Persons on Zero Waste, attended programs in New York focused on children, climate and de...