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İstanbul Gaza march seen as PR for Erdoğan’s son, slammed for excluding critics of gov’t trade with Israel www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/02/i...
İstanbul Gaza march seen as PR for Erdoğan's son, slammed for excluding critics of gov't trade with Israel - Turkish Minute
A New Year's Day march in solidarity with Gaza drew hundreds of thousands of people to central İstanbul, but it also fueled criticism that the event was a public relations showcase for President Erdogan's...
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January 4, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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Baykar claims world’s first autonomous close-formation flight by jet-powered drones www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/29/b...
Baykar claims world’s first autonomous close-formation flight by jet-powered drones - Turkish Minute
Two Bayraktar Kızılelma combat drones have carried out what #Turkish drone maker Baykar described as the world’s first autonomous close-formation flight by jet-powered unmanned aircraft, the company...
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January 4, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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Turkey brings back 40 wanted suspects, 20 sought on INTERPOL Red Notices: minister www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/02/t...
Turkey brings back 40 wanted suspects, 20 sought on INTERPOL Red Notices: minister - Turkish Minute
#Turkey has brought back 40 people wanted on international and domestic arrest warrants, including 20 sought under INTERPOL Red Notices, through cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies, Interior...
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January 4, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Post-Erdoğan succession poll puts his son third behind senior AKP figures www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/29/p...
Post-Erdoğan succession poll puts his son third behind senior AKP figures - Turkish Minute
A recent survey on who could lead #Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) after the end of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's term in office puts his younger son Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan...
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January 4, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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Turkish football federation sends hundreds of referees to discipline board in betting probe www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/29/t...
Turkish football federation sends hundreds of referees to discipline board in betting probe - Turkish Minute
The Turkish Football Federation (#TFF) said Monday it has referred 353 referees and 75 regional match observers to the Professional Football Disciplinary Board (PFDK) after concluding that they placed...
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January 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Turkish FM discusses Yemen with Saudi, UAE counterparts www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/03/t...
Turkish FM discusses Yemen with Saudi, UAE counterparts - Turkish Minute
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke by phone on Friday with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan...
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January 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Turkey’s Court of Accounts finds unlawful payments at loss-making gas company BOTAŞ www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/02/t...
Turkey’s Court of Accounts finds unlawful payments at loss-making gas company BOTAŞ - Turkish Minute
#Turkey’s top state audit body has found regulatory violations in salary and benefit payments at the state-owned Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAŞ), which reported a net loss of 44.9 billion Turkish...
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January 3, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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Turkish top court strikes down suspended sentence mechanism, citing torture ban www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/31/t...
Turkish top court strikes down suspended sentence mechanism, citing torture ban - Turkish Minute
#Turkey’s Constitutional Court annulled parts of a law that let judges defer verdicts for sentences of up to two years, saying the mechanism lacked safeguards to stop public officials convicted of #torture...
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January 3, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Civil servant dismissed over alleged Gülen links and stripped of state-paid medical care dies www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/02/c...
Civil servant dismissed over alleged Gülen links and stripped of state-paid medical care dies - Turkish Minute
Ramazan Çınkır, a former civil servant who was dismissed by an emergency decree over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement and stripped of state-funded medical treatment despite a severe...
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January 3, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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Former Galatasaray executive among 19 jailed after detentions over football betting probe www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/30/f...
Former Galatasaray executive among 19 jailed after detentions over football betting probe - Turkish Minute
Turkish courts jailed 19 people in an investigation into betting in professional football, including a former executive at Galatasaray, whose case has been separated from the betting probe and transferred...
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January 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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Turkish court orders 67 jailed in ISIL investigation after İstanbul raids www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/03/t...
Turkish court orders 67 jailed in ISIL investigation after İstanbul raids - Turkish Minute
An İstanbul court ordered 67 suspects jailed pending trial after prosecutors brought 147 people to court in an investigation into the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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January 3, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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Turkey sees broadly defined unemployment at 29.1 percent in November: TurkStat www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/30/t...
Turkey sees broadly defined unemployment at 29.1 percent in November: TurkStat - Turkish Minute
#Turkey’s broadly defined unemployment rate was 29.1 percent in November, with a 0.6 percentage point decrease compared to the previous month, according to official figures from the Turkish Statistical...
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January 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Turkey unilaterally lifts visa requirement for Chinese tourists www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/02/t...
Turkey unilaterally lifts visa requirement for Chinese tourists - Turkish Minute
#Turkey will allow #Chinese citizens to enter the country without a visa starting today under a unilateral decision aimed at boosting tourism.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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[OPINION] 2025: Democracy under attack www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/31/o...
[OPINION] 2025: Democracy under attack - Turkish Minute
"What mattered most in 2025 was not the success of authoritarian actors themselves, but how mainstream politics reacted to them. Under pressure, established parties increasingly adopted populist framing,...
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January 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Turkey, Armenia to waive e-visa fees for special passport holders in 2026 www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/29/t...
Turkey, Armenia to waive e-visa fees for special passport holders in 2026 - Turkish Minute
#Turkey and #Armenia will ease visa procedures for holders of diplomatic, service and special passports, allowing them to apply online for an e-visa without paying a fee starting January 1, 2026.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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2025 in review: Ankara shapes post-Assad Syria. İstanbul shapes post-Erdoğan Turkey. www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/31/2...
2025 in review: Ankara shapes post-Assad Syria. İstanbul shapes post-Erdoğan Turkey. - Turkish Minute
The year changes with #Turkey in a chokehold. Civil space shrinks, the cost of living bites and Erdoğan designs a regime that can maintain its grip after his last day in office.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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Spain signs €2.6 bn deal for 30 Turkish-made Hürjet jet trainers www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/30/s...
Spain signs €2.6 bn deal for 30 Turkish-made Hürjet jet trainers - Turkish Minute
#Spain has signed a contract with #Turkey to purchase 30 Turkish-made Hürjet jet trainer aircraft in a deal valued at €2.6 billion ($3 billion), Haluk Görgün, head of the Presidency of the Defense...
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January 3, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Erdoğan silent on Maduro operation due to fear of Trump, opposition leader says www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/03/e...
Erdoğan silent on Maduro operation due to fear of Trump, opposition leader says - Turkish Minute
Turkey's main opposition leader Özgür Özel accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday of staying silent out of fear after President Donald Trump announced a US-led military operation that...
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January 3, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Turkey mulls amending sentence enforcement law to release PKK convicts: report www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/03/t...
Turkey mulls amending sentence enforcement law to release PKK convicts: report - Turkish Minute
Turkey’s ruling party is working on an amendment to a law regulating sentence enforcement that would cut the mandatory time served for some people convicted of terrorism offenses in order to release...
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January 3, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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Greece, Israel and Cyprus plan more drills in eastern Mediterranean as Turkey watches: report www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/29/g...
Greece, Israel and Cyprus plan more drills in eastern Mediterranean as Turkey watches: report - Turkish Minute
#Greece, #Israel and #Cyprus will step up joint air and naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean in 2026, deepening their defense cooperation in a region where moves are closely watched by rival #Turkey.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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Turkish lawyer detained in Mozambique over extradition request denied access to legal counsel www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/02/t...
Turkish lawyer detained in Mozambique over extradition request denied access to legal counsel - Turkish Minute
Emre Çınar, a Turkish lawyer detained in #Mozambique following an extradition request from #Turkish authorities over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, has not been granted access to...
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January 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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[OPINION] Operation against Fenerbahçe president Saran exposes Turkey’s political fault lines www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/30/o...
[OPINION] Operation against Fenerbahçe president Saran exposes Turkey’s political fault lines - Turkish Minute
"At home, the central question haunting all factions within the regime is getting louder: What happens after Erdoğan?"
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January 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Turkey seizes assets of 7 suspects in İstanbul drug probe www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/31/t...
Turkey seizes assets of 7 suspects in İstanbul drug probe - Turkish Minute
The #İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said Wednesday that it had seized the assets of seven suspects in a sprawling narcotics investigation that has expanded into claims of money laundering...
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January 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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Turkey starts construction on Somalia spaceport after feasibility studies: minister www.turkishminute.com/2025/12/31/t...
Turkey starts construction on Somalia spaceport after feasibility studies: minister - Turkish Minute
#Turkey has completed feasibility studies and design work for a spaceport it plans to build in Somalia and has begun the first phase of construction, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır...
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January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Turkey urges restraint after US says it captured Venezuela’s Maduro www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/03/t...
Turkey urges restraint after US says it captured Venezuela’s Maduro - Turkish Minute
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday that it is “closely following” developments in Venezuela and urged restraint, after US President Donald Trump said a US military operation captured Venezuelan...
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January 3, 2026 at 7:45 PM