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Turkey arrests 39 more people in latest raids targeting alleged Gülen followers: minister
Stockholm Center for Freedom
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August 18, 2025
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Saturday that 39 people had been jailed pending trial following nationwide raids over the past 10 days that swept up 49 suspects accused of ties to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish Minute...
US religious freedom body spotlights worsening treatment of faith groups in Turkey
Stockholm Center for Freedom
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August 18, 2025
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) convened a virtual hearing on Thursday to examine what witnesses described as severe and systemic violations of religious freedom in Turkey, Turkish Minute reported. The session opened...
Iraqi fintech Qi Card, Turkish Airlines launch Mastercard debit card
Khaleej Times
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Qi Card, Iraq’s leading digital payments provider, and Turkish Airlines, one of the world’s largest airlines, have signed a landmark partnership in Istanbul to launch a new co-branded Mastercard debit card for Iraqis. The partnership will benefit...
Pregnant teacher delivers baby while held in pretrial detention in Turkey
Stockholm Center for Freedom
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August 18, 2025
A Turkish teacher who was nine months pregnant has given birth while being held in pretrial detention in a case that has sparked criticism over the country’s treatment of women in custody and the government’s broad use of counterterrorism laws,...
Summers on Kınalıada: The island that keeps Armenian culture alive
The Armenian Weekly - Massachusetts
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August 18, 2025
Growing up Armenian in Turkey, my existence has never been passive. Rather, it has been an act of resistance. For as long as I can remember, each summer has meant packing my bags, boarding a ferry and crossing the Bosphorus to Kınalıada Island....
I got an AI to impersonate me and teach me my own course – here’s what I learned about the future of education
The Conversation
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August 18, 2025
Imagine you had an unlimited budget for individual tutors offering hyper-personalised courses that maximised learners’ productivity and skills development. This summer I previewed this idea – with a ridiculous and solipsistic test. I asked an AI...
Cultural feast: Istanbul’s diverse arts take center stage this week
Sabah
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August 18, 2025
Istanbul’s cultural scene is bustling this week with a vibrant mix of concerts, theater performances and art exhibitions, offering something special for every art enthusiast. At the iconic Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Stage, audiences can...
Erdoğan joins Turkish app Next Sosyal with first post
Hurriyet Daily News
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ANKARA President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made his first post on Türkiye’s social media app Next Sosyal on Aug. 18. In his first post, Erdoğan quoted the line "A flower bloomed among concrete walls" from an Erdem Bayazıt poem. "Are you ready?" The...
The Turkish gang war behind the shooting of a nine-year-old girl
Sky News
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August 18, 2025
When a gunman riding a powerful motorbike pulled up outside a busy restaurant in north London and fired six shots in two seconds, the first bullet shattered the glass and hit a nine-year-old girl in the head. Police say it came just millimetres...
Security Abducts Korean Woman For Showing Peace Sign In Turkey, 'It's Forbidden Here,' Officials Say; Video Viral
Free Press Journal
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Security Abducts Korean Woman For Showing Peace Sign In Turkey, 'It's Forbidden Here,' Officials Say; Video Viral | Instagram @tyongeee Each country has its laws and regulations, and tourists have to adhere to all those whenever they decide to...
Istanbul, Ankara's Çankaya lead Türkiye's socioeconomic ranking
Hurriyet Daily News
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ANKARA Istanbul hosts the largest share of households in the country’s highest socioeconomic brackets, with the capital Ankara’s Çankaya determined as the district with the highest socioeconomic status, a study by Türkiye’s official statistics...
Turkish Locals Warn Korean Vlogger Over Peace Sign, Claim 'It’s Banned Here' — Video Goes Viral
Times Now
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August 18, 2025
Korean Vlogger Warned For 'Not Flashing' Peace Sign In Turkey (Image Source - @tyongee/Instagram) A video is going viral showing a South Korean woman vlogging in Turkey being warned by locals for using a peace sign while taking a selfie, as they...
Survey shows strong support for Kurdish in education amid declining use among youth
Bianet
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August 18, 2025
A survey conducted among Kurdish mother tongue speakers in various parts of Turkey found that more than 97% of participants support Kurdish as a language of instruction, while younger generations are less proficient and use the language less than...
Erdoğan made 1st post on Turkish app Next Sosyal
Sabah
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August 18, 2025
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday made his first post on Türkiye’s social media app Next Sosyal. Erdoğan quoted the line "A flower bloomed among concrete walls" from Erdem Bayazıt's poem "Bir Gün Doğucak" ("Soon Sunrise"), which he...
Korean woman runs into trouble in Turkey for showing peace sign: ‘As a Turkish, I never heard that sign is banned’
Hindustan Times
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August 18, 2025
It is not uncommon for people to show a peace sign while taking selfies or making reels. That is what this Korean woman was doing while visiting Turkey, but it led to her getting a warning from the authorities, who told her that the particular...
Former Turkish Airlines employee laundered money for US drug traffickers
Nordic Monitor
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August 17, 2025
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A former Turkish Airlines employee, now a naturalized US citizen, has been convicted in New York for orchestrating cryptocurrency-based money laundering schemes on behalf of drug traffickers, exploiting Turkish networks...
Egypt slams Israeli plan to expel Palestinians as ethnic cleansing
Middle East Eye
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August 17, 2025
Egypt condemned Israeli plans to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza, calling them ethnic cleansing and a war crime, even as it controversially strengthens economic ties with Tel Aviv. In a statement on Sunday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry...
Four Years of IEA Rule; Girls’ Education Remains an Unresolved Puzzle
TOLONews
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With the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) return to power now reaching its fourth year, schools and universities above grade six remain closed to girls. Although four years have passed since the IEA regained control, the gates of schools and...
UK trade envoy resigns after backlash over Turkish Cyprus visit
Hurriyet Daily News
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LONDON Labour MP Afzal Khan of the U.K. has resigned from his role as London’s trade envoy to Türkiye following the backlash and criticism after his visit to Turkish Cyprus. Since his visit to Turkish Cyprus on Aug. 8 and meeting with President...
Turkish social media platform Next Sosyal tops 1M users
Yeni Safak
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August 16, 2025
The Turkish social media platform, Next Sosyal, has surpassed 1 million users, the chairman of the TEKNOFEST Executive Board and the Board of Trustees of the Türkiye Technology Team Foundation announced on his account on Saturday. “Türkiye's most...