A bus crashed through a highway bridge near Ankara early Friday, killing nine people and injuring 26, the governor of Turkey's capital region said. The accident occurred at 5:00 am (0200 GMT), the TRT public television channel said. It was travelling from Eskisehir, a city west of Ankara. Ankara region governor Vasip Sahin said preliminary…

Turkey's interior minister said Friday that 99 suspected members of the Islamic State jihadist group had been detained in recent raids across the country. The arrests were made mainly in Ankara and in Izmir in the west, as well as in the centre, east and south, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya posted on X. "99 suspects…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented Friday a new education programme promoting the family and moral order, despite protests

A court in Turkey jailed Wednesday a pro-Kurdish mayor for 19 and a half years for "terrorism", his lawyer said, a ruling denounced as a "coup d'etat" by his party. Mehmet Siddik Akis was removed from his post and placed in detention just two days earlier, provoking outrage and brawls in Turkey's parliament. Denouncing a…

The head of Turkey's central bank raised its year-end inflation forecast on Thursday and vowed to maintain a tight monetary policy to rein in the country's runaway consumer prices.

Turkey's central bank held its key interest rate steady on Thursday but warned it could hike it again as the country's soaring inflation remains a headache for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government. The central bank's monetary policy committee decided to keep the policy rate at 50 percent. But it left the door open to raising…

Forty-three people remained stranded in mid-air Saturday, hours after a pylon supporting cable cars collapsed outside the southern Turkish resort city of Antalya killing one person, rescue services said.

Turkey said it would impose trade restrictions on Israel starting Tuesday over the war in Gaza, covering a range of products including cement and steel and iron construction materials. The new measures come a day after Turkey said Israel had blocked its attempt to airdrop aid to Gaza. "This decision will remain in place until…

Nigeria and the government of Turkey have agreed to collaborate in the area of border security technology for efficient border management.

Fenerbahce's Nigerian defender, Bright Osayi-Samuel, will appear before a disciplinary hearing of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) following a bust-up with Trabzonspor fans after a league game on March 17. The Turkish Football body announced this on Monday, 1 April, 2024. Osayi-Samuel is one of three Fenerbahce players who will appear at a disciplinary hearing.…

As the sun sets over the Bosphorus, a long queue forms on a street in Istanbul as people wait for iftar -- the evening meal that breaks Ramadan's daily fast.