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Turkey arrests 10 suspects linked to Spain’s record cocaine seizure www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/22/t...
Turkey arrests 10 suspects linked to Spain’s record cocaine seizure - Turkish Minute
Ten suspects have been arrested in #Turkey in connection with a ship carrying almost 10 tons of cocaine that was intercepted off #Spain’s Canary Islands earlier this month.
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January 25, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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Survey shows widespread dissatisfaction with AKP gov’t’s 2025 performance www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/21/s...
Survey shows widespread dissatisfaction with AKP gov't's 2025 performance - Turkish Minute
A majority of respondents in a recent survey conducted by Ankara-based MetroPOLL Research said they view the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) performance in 2025 as unsuccessful across key...
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January 25, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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[UPDATE] Journalist put under house arrest over reporting on opposition figures www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/23/j...
[UPDATE] Journalist put under house arrest over reporting on opposition figures - Turkish Minute
A Turkish court on Friday ordered journalist Furkan Karabay to be put under house arrest pending trial as part of an investigation linked to the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, with prosecutors accusing...
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January 25, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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DNA test identifies body found off İstanbul as missing Russian swimmer www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/22/d...
DNA test identifies body found off İstanbul as missing Russian swimmer - Turkish Minute
DNA testing has confirmed that a body found in #İstanbul this week is that of a Russian swimmer who went missing during the annual Bosporus cross-continental swimming race, #Russia’s consulate said...
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January 25, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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Man sentenced to 7.5 years in prison over alleged financial aid to Gülen-linked prisoners’ families www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/24/m...
Man sentenced to 7.5 years in prison over alleged financial aid to Gülen-linked prisoners’ families - Turkish Minute
A Turkish court has sentenced a man to seven-and-a-half years in prison on accusations that he helped transfer money to families of people jailed over alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement,...
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January 25, 2026 at 6:10 AM
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Syria offensive heightens anxiety among Turkey’s Kurds www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/19/s...
Syria offensive heightens anxiety among Turkey’s Kurds - Turkish Minute
Turkey's Kurds are hoping that Ankara's bid to end a decades-long conflict with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) won't be hurt by an offensive carried out by Damascus against Kurdish fighters...
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January 25, 2026 at 5:30 AM
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Governor’s office in southeastern Turkey bans pro-Kurdish rally for Öcalan’s freedom www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/22/g...
Governor’s office in southeastern Turkey bans pro-Kurdish rally for Öcalan’s freedom - Turkish Minute
The governor’s office in the southeastern city of #Diyarbakır has banned a planned rally calling for the release of imprisoned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan, citing security...
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January 25, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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Antidepressant use hits record high in Turkey as economic strain deepens www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/23/a...
Antidepressant use hits record high in Turkey as economic strain deepens - Turkish Minute
Antidepressant use in Turkey reached a record level in 2025, with opposition politicians and researchers pointing to worsening economic conditions, rising debt and growing pessimism as key drivers of...
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January 25, 2026 at 4:10 AM
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Israel gave tacit green light, Turkey relayed US approval for Syria push to seize SDF-held areas: report www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/22/i...
Israel gave tacit green light, Turkey relayed US approval for Syria push to seize SDF-held areas: report - Turkish Minute
#Syrian government pushed into territory long controlled by the Kurdish-led SDF after receiving behind-the-scenes assurances from the #US, #Turkey and #Israel, according to a Reuters report.
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January 25, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party calls for end to siege of Kobane as police break up İstanbul protest www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/24/t...
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party calls for end to siege of Kobane as police break up İstanbul protest - Turkish Minute
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) on Saturday urged an immediate end to what it called a military and humanitarian siege of Kobane, a Kurdish-majority city in...
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January 25, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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[UPDATE] Journalist put under house arrest over reporting on opposition figures www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/23/j...
[UPDATE] Journalist put under house arrest over reporting on opposition figures - Turkish Minute
A Turkish court on Friday ordered journalist Furkan Karabay to be put under house arrest pending trial as part of an investigation linked to the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, with prosecutors accusing...
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January 25, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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DNA test identifies body found off İstanbul as missing Russian swimmer www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/22/d...
DNA test identifies body found off İstanbul as missing Russian swimmer - Turkish Minute
DNA testing has confirmed that a body found in #İstanbul this week is that of a Russian swimmer who went missing during the annual Bosporus cross-continental swimming race, #Russia’s consulate said...
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January 25, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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Turkey appoints trustee to Papel payments company in probe into illegal betting, money laundering www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/23/t...
Turkey appoints trustee to Papel payments company in probe into illegal betting, money laundering - Turkish Minute
An İstanbul court has ordered the seizure of assets belonging to the Papel electronic payment company as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering and illegal betting, the İstanbul Chief...
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January 25, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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4 arrested in Turkey over alleged Gülen links www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/23/4...
4 arrested in Turkey over alleged Gülen links - Turkish Minute
A Turkish court on Friday ordered the arrest of five people in Tekirdağ province, including four accused of links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing...
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January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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Man previously acquitted in drug case among arrestees after Spain seizure www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/23/t...
Man previously acquitted in drug case among arrestees after Spain seizure - Turkish Minute
A Turkish national previously acquitted in a major domestic drug trafficking case has been arrested again as part of an investigation linked to Spain’s largest-ever cocaine seizure at sea.
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January 25, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Survey shows widespread dissatisfaction with AKP gov’t’s 2025 performance www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/21/s...
Survey shows widespread dissatisfaction with AKP gov't's 2025 performance - Turkish Minute
A majority of respondents in a recent survey conducted by Ankara-based MetroPOLL Research said they view the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) performance in 2025 as unsuccessful across key...
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January 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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Libya general’s plane ‘intact’ before Ankara crash: preliminary report www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/22/l...
Libya general's plane 'intact' before Ankara crash: preliminary report - Turkish Minute
A private jet carrying #Libya’s top military official was still in one piece and had both engines running when it slammed into a hillside near Ankara last month, a preliminary technical report said...
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January 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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70 pct of 4,800 minors jailed in Turkey have not yet been sentenced www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/19/7...
70 pct of 4,800 minors jailed in Turkey have not yet been sentenced - Turkish Minute
Approximately 4,800 minors in Turkey aged 12 to 18 are being held in juvenile detention facilities, of which some 70 percent have not been sentenced by a court of law, according to official figures cited...
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January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Turkey arrests 10 suspects linked to Spain’s record cocaine seizure www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/22/t...
Turkey arrests 10 suspects linked to Spain’s record cocaine seizure - Turkish Minute
Ten suspects have been arrested in #Turkey in connection with a ship carrying almost 10 tons of cocaine that was intercepted off #Spain’s Canary Islands earlier this month.
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January 24, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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Turkey takes step toward prosecution of 10 opposition MPs, including party leader www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/19/t...
Turkey takes step toward prosecution of 10 opposition MPs, including party leader - Turkish Minute
The Turkish government has taken a step toward allowing criminal cases against 10 opposition lawmakers, including the head of the country’s main opposition party, to move forward by referring requests...
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January 24, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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State funding for Turkish Maarif Foundation surges to record levels www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/22/s...
State funding for Turkish Maarif Foundation surges to record levels - Turkish Minute
The Turkish government sharply increased budget allocations to the Turkish Maarif Foundation in 2025, with funding rising to TL 6.7 billion ($154.7 million), according to official budget figures, prompting...
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January 24, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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Man sentenced to 7.5 years in prison over alleged financial aid to Gülen-linked prisoners’ families www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/24/m...
Man sentenced to 7.5 years in prison over alleged financial aid to Gülen-linked prisoners’ families - Turkish Minute
A Turkish court has sentenced a man to seven-and-a-half years in prison on accusations that he helped transfer money to families of people jailed over alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement,...
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January 24, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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Turkey’s central bank cuts interest rate to 37 percent www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/22/t...
Turkey’s central bank cuts interest rate to 37 percent - Turkish Minute
#Turkey's central bank said Thursday it had cut its key interest rate to 37 percent as annual inflation figures keep slowing.
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January 24, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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EU-Mercosur trade deal may squeeze Turkey in EU market www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/20/e...
EU-Mercosur trade deal may squeeze Turkey in EU market - Turkish Minute
The European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur signed a long-negotiated free trade agreement in Asunción, Paraguay, on January 17, 2026, a move that could increase competitive pressure...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Russian oil exports to China rise in January as India, Turkey cut buying: report www.turkishminute.com/2026/01/23/r...
Russian oil exports to China rise in January as India, Turkey cut buying: report - Turkish Minute
China is set to increase imports of Russian oil by sea in January, taking barrels that previously went to India and Turkey, as tougher Western sanctions push Moscow to reroute exports, according to data...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:50 PM