TURKEY TO SELL US-MADE MISSILES TO UKRAINE
Ankara has requested permission from Washington for the re-export of US-manufactured ammunition in its inventory to Ukraine.
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SYRIA, TURKEY PUSH FOR KURDISH INTEGRATION IN HIGH-LEVEL ANKARA TALKS
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Sheibani held separate talks in Ankara with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and National Intelligence Organization (MİT) Chief İbrahim Kalın, focusing heavily on regional security and the integration of Kurdish armed groups into Damascus’ central authority.
La Isla Bonita
Sixty thousand cross to Ceuta, most turn right back around, EU ministers blast Spain, then quietly walk it down.
VİBRATÖR /VIBRATOR
The word of the week is vibratör (vibrator), because Turkey has reached that stage of public life where even a small vibrating object of adult pleasure may require a prosecutor’s attention. Here, a vibrator is not merely a device; it is a small object with the bad manners to expose the size of the state.
NOT A FILM, ALL TOO REAL: ERDAL BEŞİKÇİOĞLU ARRESTED TOO
Erdal Beşikçioğlu, mayor of Etimesgut, a satellite town of the capital, has been arrested. The charge against him is much the same as those leveled at other CHP mayors: 'Forming a criminal organization for the purpose of corruption.'
A THIRD-STAGE IMMUNITY OPERATION?
There's a Turkish saying for describing one misfortune piling on another: 'What happened to us didn't even happen to the boiled chicken'. The last three years for opposition leaders Özgür Özel and Ekrem İmamoğlu, and the 'Change Movement' they lead, bring that saying to mind.
TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING, PEACE BILL FINALLY REACHES PARLIAMENT
The long-awaited and kept-under-wraps framework bill that will start the return and release of PKK members was finally submitted to parliament, two years after the process was announced.
CRACKDOWN ON PRO-GOVERNMENT SCREEN FACES CONTINUES
After the detention of Cem Küçük, a prominent commentator on TV screens known for leaking information from judicial files, Tahir Sarıkaya, an anchor from the Beyaz TV channel owned by former Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek and his son Osman Gökçek, was arrested for blackmailing and spreading false information.
A101 ACQUISITION OF CARREFOURSA TRIGGERS ALCOHOL SALES DEBATE
The acquisition of French grocery chain Carrefour's Turkish subsidiary, CarrefourSA, by A101's parent company Yeni Mağazacılık, owned by a religious conservative family, has sparked intense online debate over potential restrictions on alcohol sales.
AKSA SIGNS 20-YEAR GAS POWER DEAL IN GHANA
Aksa Energy has signed a 20-year agreement with the Electricity Company of Ghana to build and operate a natural gas plant in Takoradi.
AUTO MARKET SHRINKS, YEAR-END CONTRACTION MAY HIT 20%
The passenger car and light commercial vehicle market shrank by 10.72% in the first seven months of 2026.
INFLATION HITS TURKEY'S TOURISM ENGINE
Turkey's tourism industry, long considered an economic powerhouse, is struggling to achieve expected revenue growth this year as inflation drives up costs and diverts customers elsewhere.