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Azerbaijan turns its ‘king of fruits’ into a growing export success

Azerbaijan is hoping one of its most cherished national symbols can also become a major international business success, as the country expands production and exports of its celebrated pomegranates.A report by Euronews Business last week highlighted how Azerbaijan is seeking to turn the fruit – known...

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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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Turkish AI pioneer Koray Kavukcuoglu takes the helm at Google DeepMind

Türkiye-born computer scientist Koray Kavukcuoglu has been handed one of the most influential jobs in global technology, taking over the day-to-day leadership of Google DeepMind as the tech giant intensifies its race to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI).Google and Alphabet chief executiv...

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Woman accused in Turan Obalı fatal crash admits driving drunk and unlicensed, court hears

THE 21-year-old woman accused of causing the road crash that killed 85-year-old Turan Obalı has admitted driving the vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and without a licence, police have told a court in Girne.Yağmur Açıkgöz appeared before Girne District Court on Tuesday, 11 August, as pol...

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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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Reform accused of fuelling anti-Turkish prejudice with ‘barber tip line’ targeting High Street crime

Reform UK has been accused of once again stigmatising Britain’s Turkish community after unveiling plans for a public tip line to report suspected illegal workers and criminal businesses – a proposal widely billed as a “Turkish barber tip line”.The controversial plan formed part of a package of measu...

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Girne Mayor ‘furious’ after 85-year-old Turan Obalı killed in drink-drive crash

GIRNE Mayor Murat Şenkul has expressed his fury and shame following the death of well-known local resident Turan Obalı, who was killed after an alleged drink-driver crossed into his lane on Friday morning.The fatal collision occurred at around 6.45am on 7 August on the Girne-Güzelyurt main road, nea...

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Azerbaijan claims it blocked Israeli Knesset vote recognising 1915 Armenian deaths as genocide

Azerbaijan has claimed that diplomatic pressure from Baku persuaded Israel to halt the parliamentary process needed to fully recognise the mass deaths and deportations of Ottoman Armenians during the First World War as genocide.The Israeli cabinet unanimously approved a proposal by Foreign Minister...

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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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