Turkey

Turkish officials have arrested six individuals on suspicion of spying on Uyghurs in Turkey for China’s intelligence agency, with another suspect currently being pursued by the police, Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday. According to the report, prosecutors in Istanbul…

Authorities in Turkey are moving ahead with the conversion of another important Byzantine monument, the Chora Church, into a mosque, with plans to open it to Muslim worshippers for Friday prayers on February 23, ekathimerini reported. The plan to convert…

The restoration and reconstruction of historical and cultural monuments of Hatay, damaged in the February 6th earthquakes in the center of Kahraman Marash, continues with diligent efforts. The responsibility lies with the scientific-advisory board of the Hatay Foundation, which was…

Turkey has bombed multiple locations allegedly linked to Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for the deaths of nine Turkish soldiers in Iraq, the defence ministry said. The raids on Saturday came one day after an attack…

The biggest mosque in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), with 62 domes and six minarets, opened its door to worshippers on Thursday, Daily Sabah reported. The building of Suat Günsel Mosque was built on an area of 30,000…

Turkish police detained 70 suspects with ties to the militant Islamic State group in raids this week across the country, abcNews reported yesterday. According to a social-media post by Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, large amounts of money, digital material and…

Turkish authorities have detained 29 people suspected of having ties to militant group ISIS in operations across nine provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday. Suspects captured in “Operation Heroes-37” on Friday were planning to attack churches and synagogues…

Turkish coast guards intercepted a rubber boat carrying 34 undocumented Afghan migrants off the coast of Ayvacik district in the northwestern province of Canakkale, local media reported. Turkey is a major route for thousands of Afghan refugees who are fleeing…

The Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said today, Friday, that operations were carried out across 32 provinces, leading to the arrest of hundreds of people suspected of having links to ISIS. The Turkish official said on X platform that the…

The 8th International Arabic Book Fair kicked off in Istanbul on Saturday, with around 150,000 titles, amid the dominance of developments in the Gaza Strip over the fair’s events. This year’s edition came under the slogan “Arabic Unites Us.” The…