At 9.05am on 10 November, sirens sound across Türkiye. Drivers pull over and people pause in streets, schools and workplaces to mark the moment Mustafa Kemal Atatürk died at Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace in 1938. He was 57.Eighty-eight years on, the country still sets aside that moment for the man wh...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan joined Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Shusha on Sunday for Azerbaijan’s Victory Day, using the occasion to reaffirm the alliance after weeks of public friction between Ankara and Baku.The two leaders addressed the media after private talks in the Karabak...
Türkiye’s planned undersea gas pipeline to North Cyprus could eventually help supply electricity to both sides of the island, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has said. Any sale of power to the Greek Cypriot south would depend on an agreement between the two sides. Speaking to intern...
Türkiye’s Parliament has approved a joint defence pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia that commits the three countries to treat an external armed attack on any one of them as an attack on all three. The Grand National Assembly voted 279 to 119 in favour of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on T...
Turkic states have signed a wide-ranging declaration to strengthen cooperation in trade, transport, energy, defence and technology at a summit in Ankara attended by TRNC President Tufan Erhürman, but overshadowed by the absence of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.The 163-point Ankara Declaration w...
Three people were killed and five others injured when part of a volcanic rock formation collapsed near the Göreme Open-Air Museum in Türkiye’s Cappadocia region on Thursday, 29 October.The rockfall happened at around 3.15pm local time near a car park at the museum entrance in Nevşehir province. Rock...
From a historic parliamentary vote to a momentous announcement over dinner, the story behind 29 October is one of war, independence and political transformation.Today, Thursday 29 October 2026, marks the 103rd anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Türkiye.Known in Turkish as Cumhuriyet...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed his government raised concerns over LGBT rights directly with Turkish officials during his landmark visit to Türkiye, as international pressure continues to build over Ankara’s sweeping crackdown on LGBT organisations, activists and their supporters....
Türkiye has begun trying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and 34 other Israeli defendants over the interception of Gaza-bound aid vessels and the alleged mistreatment of activists, with none of the accused present in court.The first hearing took place at Istanbul’s 11th High Criminal Court...
Azerbaijan and Türkiye enjoyed emphatic opening victories as FIFA’s inaugural Under-15 World Cup & Festival got under way in Baku on Saturday 24 October.Running until 30 October, the boys’ competition brings together 189 national teams, including all four UK Home Nations. For 78 participating fo...
