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Türkiye’s Sultans of the Net retain European title after five-set thriller against Italy

Türkiye’s women’s volleyball team have successfully defended their European crown after defeating reigning world and Olympic champions Italy in a pulsating five-set final in Istanbul.The Filenin Sultanları / Sultans of the Net came from behind twice to triumph 3-2 (16-25, 25-22, 12-25, 25-21, 15-10)...

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Azerbaijan walks diplomatic tightrope as it tries to keep Türkiye and Israel apart

Azerbaijan is again acting as an intermediary between Türkiye and Israel as relations between the two regional powers deteriorate, with their competing interests in Syria raising growing fears of an accidental – or potentially deliberate – military confrontation.Baku has been using its unusually str...

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Ten crew missing after Turkish cargo ship sinks following collision off Istanbul

A major search and rescue operation is under way for 10 Turkish seafarers missing after their cargo ship sank following a collision in the Sea of Marmara in the early hours of Wednesday morning.The Turkish-flagged Tuğberk İmamoğlu collided with another Turkish vessel, the tanker Alsu, at around 3.15...

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Girne passenger ferry disaster: live updates

T-VINE Magazine is providing live updates on the key developments following Sunday’s tragic Filo Jet passenger ferry disaster off the coast of Girne, which has claimed at least eight lives and left a further 20 people missing.Our ongoing coverage includes the search for those still unaccounted for,...

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PKK says nearly 26,000 fighters died during 50-year struggle as peace process advances

A senior commander of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has said nearly 26,000 members of the Kurdish movement and affiliated armed groups have died during five decades of conflict and insurgency, as Türkiye and the PKK take unprecedented steps towards bringing their long-running confrontation to a...

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Mecca Pact: What Türkiye’s new defence alliance with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan could mean for the region – and North Cyprus

A landmark new defence pact between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is being hailed as the possible beginning of a new regional security order, with some already dubbing it a “Muslim NATO”.The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Saudi Crown Prince Moha...

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Turkish Parliament backs conditional amnesty for PKK members in historic step towards peace

Türkiye has taken one of its most significant steps yet towards ending more than four decades of conflict with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), after the Turkish Parliament overwhelmingly approved legislation offering thousands of its members a route back into civilian life if the organisation fu...

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Istanbul flies past Heathrow to become Europe’s busiest airport

Istanbul Airport has overtaken London Heathrow as Europe’s busiest airport, marking a major milestone for Türkiye’s rapidly expanding aviation sector and one of the clearest signs yet of Istanbul’s emergence as a global transport hub.The Turkish airport handled 8.15 million passengers in July, nearl...

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Internet use in Türkiye rises to 92.3%, putting country close to European levels

More than nine in ten people in Türkiye are now internet users, according to new official figures that show the country continuing to close the digital gap with some of the world’s most connected economies.The 2026 Household Information Technologies Usage Survey, published by the Turkish Statistical...

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‘Egyptian King’ Mo Salah receives rapturous welcome ahead of Trabzonspor move

Egyptian football superstar Mohamed Salah has arrived in Türkiye to complete a sensational move to Trabzonspor following the end of his trophy-laden nine-year spell at Liverpool.The 34-year-old landed at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport on Wednesday wearing Trabzonspor’s distinctive claret-and-blue colour...

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