Turkish authorities have taken control of Halk TV, one of the country’s most popular television news channels, halting its live broadcasts in a dawn police operation that has drawn widespread condemnation at home and abroad.The raid on Wednesday 14 October coincided with jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem...
Türkiye’s research vessel Oruç Reis has reached waters off Girne to survey the route of a planned 101 km natural gas connection with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), advancing a project intended to strengthen electricity supplies and potentially open a new export route for Eastern Med...
Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Shaker Aamer has been released from detention in Türkiye after spending weeks facing deportation, according to UK pressure group CAGE International, which is calling for a security restriction on his record to be removed.Announcing his release on 9 October, CAGE said A...
With their first English-language single, a London-filmed music video and a landmark Wembley concert just days away, Türkiye's biggest girl group are making an ambitious play for international stardom.Turkish pop sensation Manifest are hoping to take the world by storm with their first English-langu...
The Turkish Republic of North Cyprus has confirmed that its General Election will take place on Sunday, 6 December 2026, alongside the country’s Local Elections.MPs approved the decision on Thursday, 8 October, clearing the way for Turkish Cypriot voters to choose their national and local representa...
Türkiye have sacked head coach Vincenzo Montella after a disastrous start to their UEFA Nations League campaign, with four defeats leaving the national side bottom of their group without a point. The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) announced the decision on Friday, 9 October, following a boar...
All 27 bodies recovered following the Filo Jet ferry disaster have now been formally identified, leaving three-year-old Anni Asel Hilaloğlu (pictured top middle) as the sole person still missing more than five weeks after the vessel sank off Girne.The latest DNA results, announced on Friday, 10 Octo...
Special forces from Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan have taken part in joint military training in Uzbekistan, practising hostage rescues, reconnaissance and operations behind simulated enemy lines.Azerbaijan’s Defence Ministry announced the “Eternal Brotherhood–V” exercise in a statement on 6 Oct...
The Metropolitan Police has renewed its appeal for information about the disappearance of Turkish Cypriot mother-of-two Nazire Koreli, who vanished from her southeast London home two years ago, as independent charity Crimestoppers offers a reward of up to £20,000 to help solve the mystery.Nazire, 56...
Six more bodies have been recovered from the continuing search for victims of the Filo Jet ferry disaster since T-VINE’s last update, taking the death toll to 24 and leaving just four people still missing.Two of the recently recovered victims have now been formally identified through DNA testin...
