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Turkish authorities have ramped up investigations and detentions of opposition figures, with three such actions on Monday alone, raising concerns about a widening crackdown on dissent against the ...
In 2024, 110 people fell ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Istanbul, of whom 48 died, according to government officials. Turkey's anise-flavored national liquor, Raki, is most commonly ...
Supporters of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023. Turkey's incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared victory in his country's runoff ...
The Minister of Justice of the Republic of Turkey, Yılmaz Tunç, announced that a multi-faceted investigation into the incident had been launched. [2] [3] The Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya told press members that 25 houses were raided and a total of 40 suspects were detained. The Radio and Television Supreme Council of the Republic of ...
On 3 January 2024, Turkish authorities arrested 25 suspected members of Islamic State across the country on suspicion of plotting attacks on churches and synagogues. The attack on 28 January was the group's first attack on a religious target in Turkey, having previously been responsible for other attacks such as the Istanbul nightclub shooting in 2017 and the 2015 Ankara bombings.
The Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, said that the club had not applied for the proper construction permit. [10] On 3 April, Yeni Şafak , citing fire department officials, reported that the fire was believed to have been caused by sparks from a welding machine used to install sound insulation and decoration material, which then caused an ...
Many of Turkey's Kurds are set to put aside party loyalty and back Tayyip Erdogan's major rival in Istanbul on Sunday, knocking the president's hopes of winning back the city he once ran ...
Several hundred mourners gathered outside a mosque in Istanbul on Friday to lament the death of two Turkish men who militant Islamist group Hamas said were killed earlier this week in Israeli ...