Tag: Turkey

6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Turkey’s Balikesir Province, Multiple Aftershocks Reported

The tremor was strongly felt in surrounding provinces, including Manisa, Izmir, Usak, and Bursa. Since the initial quake, AFAD has recorded seven aftershocks measuring above magnitude 3.0.

August 11, 2025

Mass Protests Erupt in Istanbul After Arrest of Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu

In an attempt to prevent large-scale demonstrations, authorities closed roads, restricted social media, and imposed a four-day protest ban.

March 20, 2025

Turkey halts trade with Israel over Gaza humanitarian crisis

"Export and import transactions related to Israel have been stopped, covering all products," the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

May 3, 2024

Turkey to bring about ‘real breakthroughs’ in 2024: Erdogan

Erdogan also acknowledged the existence of "new challenges, new problems, and new setbacks" in areas ranging from "the fight against terror to economic traps".

January 1, 2024

Turkey nabs 304 suspects over links to IS

Turkey designated the IS as a terrorist organisation in 2013, Xinhua news agency reported.

December 23, 2023

Hungary, Turkey elevate bilateral ties to ‘priority strategic’ level

Earlier on Monday, Hungarian President Katalin Novak received Erdogan, and later in the day, they also held talks.

December 19, 2023