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World News

Miner stuck in Turkish mine confirmed dead, death toll rises to three

Three miners were killed and five injured, two of them seriously, in an explosion at a privately owned mine in northern Turkey.

23 October 2026

World News

Turkish police take Halk TV off air and arrest 11 in Istanbul raid

The move came just hours before the start of the defence's arguments in the sprawling corruption trial of jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and some 400 other defendants.

14 October 2026

Turkey

İzmir centre-left mayor joins AK Party, shocking Turkey's opposition

Cemil Tugay, who won İzmir for the CHP with a 314,000-vote margin in 2024, received his AK Party badge from Erdoğan in Ankara on Wednesday, ending 27 years of centre-left rule in Turkey's third-largest city.

7 October 2026

Turkey

One student killed, eight wounded in Istanbul school stabbing attack

A 15-year-old student disguised herself in the target school's uniform before attacking pupils at Şeyh Şamil Imam Hatip Secondary School in Başakşehir on Tuesday morning. The suspect, who attends a different school, was apprehended.

6 October 2026

Turkey

Erdoğan tells UN that Europe cannot be safe without Turkey

Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Erdoğan argued that Turkey is an indispensable part of European security architecture. Turkey has been a NATO member since 1952 but its EU accession process has been frozen for nearly a decade.

23 September 2026

Turkey

Turkish actor and World Cup star among 16 held in Istanbul drug raids

Istanbul police detained Galatasaray veteran Hasan Şaş and Netflix actor Aras Bulut İynemli alongside a rapper, a sports journalist and influencers in the fourth such celebrity drug operation since late 2025. Prosecutors said the investigation covers use, facilitation and supply of narcotics.

18 September 2026

Turkey

CHP's Kılıçdaroğlu opens door to İmamoğlu's Turkish presidential bid

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Kılıçdaroğlu defended his court-ordered return to the CHP leadership, said İmamoğlu is not a political prisoner but should not have been detained, and left the door open to backing İmamoğlu in a presidential bid.

8 September 2026

Syria

SDF leader now al-Sharaa's adviser as Syria's Kurdish force disbands

The appointment came days after Abdi declared the Kurdish-led force dissolved and integrated into the Syrian army, ending a decade of independent existence in a move Washington called "genuine integration".

28 August 2026

Syria

Syria's main Kurdish force SDF ceases to exist after army merger

Commander Mazloum Abdi announced the SDF's dissolution at the presidential palace in Damascus, ending the existence of the Kurdish-led force that served as Washington's main partner against the so-called Islamic State terrorist group.

26 August 2026