TURKEY SET TO LAUNCH ITS FIRST NUCLEAR PLANT REACTOR IN AUTUMN
Turkey’s Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant plans to launch its first reactor in autumn 2026, a major milestone for the nation's energy infrastructure.
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GERMAN AND KOREAN SURGE IN POPULARITY ACROSS TURKEY'S LANGUAGE SCHOOLS
Turkey's language learning landscape is undergoing a sharp transformation, with German and Korean emerging as the two most sought-after languages in the country, Sözcü reported.
CAN FORWARD MANSUR YAVAŞ SCORE THE GOAL?
In the CHP, rapidly heading toward a split after the absolute nullity ruling, one of the key questions people are looking to answer is what stance Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş will take.
WHAT KADİR İNANIR LEFT BEHIND
This week, Turkish cinema lost the last of its truly beloved leading men. If only it had been a loss for cinema alone. All of Turkey lost Kadir İnanır.
DENİZ / SEA
For a country surrounded by seas, Turkey has made remarkably turbulent use of the name Deniz. It means “sea,” of course. Calm, blue, generous, occasionally treacherous.
TURKISH F-16s STRIKE AL-SHABAAB IN SOMALIA AS MOGADISHU SCRUBS ANKARA'S NAME FROM STATEMENT
Turkey has taken another remarkable step in its military support to the African nation
EYES FOCUSED ON THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY FORUM
As Turkey prepares to host a NATO summit for the first time in 22 years attention is heavily focused on the NSDIF26.
TURKEY'S MARKET REGULATOR MOVES TO CURB HEDGE FUND MANIPULATION AS INDEX GIANT SETS DEADLINE
Turkey's Capital Markets Board (SPK) is tightening its grip on investment funds and the stock market under new chair Mahmut Sütcü in response to domestic and international calls for a clampdown on manipulation.
A HISTORY YOU CAN HUM
Some countries remember politics through monuments, trials, flags and anniversaries. Turkey, more emotional and dramatic, rather like its world-famous TV series, also remembers it through songs.
NATO ACCREDITATION BAN BACKLASH REACHES BRUSSELS AS MEMBER STATES RAISE ALARM
After the reactions of Turkish journalists and media organizations over the refusal to grant them credentials to cover the NATO Summit in Ankara, some member states conveyed their concerns at NATO headquarters.
FIDAN MEETS PUTIN IN RUSSIA AHEAD OF NATO’S ANKARA SUMMIT
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made a high-profile, two-day visit to Russia, sitting directly across from President Vladimir Putin to signal stable bilateral ties amid speculation that Turkey was distancing itself from Moscow.
CRACKDOWN ON CHICKEN GIANTS TESTS LIMITS OF STATE MARKET INTERVENTION
A judicial crackdown on Turkey's largest poultry producers has ignited debate over government intervention in the free market, temporary corporate takeovers, and soaring food inflation.