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Child, 11, dies after Turkish Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Budapest
An 11-year-old child died after losing consciousness on board a Turkish Airlines flight en route to New York from Istanbul, with medical services unable to resuscitate the child after the plane made an emergency landing in Budapest, news…
Unclear if ‘pirates’ threatened Turkiye ship crew: Italy media
The crew of a cargo ship boarded by Italian special forces may not have been threatened by knife-wielding “pirates” as initially reported, Italian media said on Saturday.
On Friday, Italy’s defense minister said marines had dropped onto…
Turkiye investigates fatal explosion at munitions factory which killed 5
Five people were killed in an explosion at a military factory in Ankara’s Elmadag district early on Saturday.
The bodies of the victims have been recovered and judicial and administrative investigations into the cause of the explosion…
Erdogan appoints Hafize Gaye Erkan as governor of Turkiye’s central bank
As part of recently re-elected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s attempts to overhaul his economic team, the country’s central bank will be governed by a female executive for the first time.
US-based Hafize Gaye Erkan, 41, is…
Syrians lose life-saving care as Turkiye halts medical visits
Huddled inside a tent in rebel-held northwestern Syria, Umm Khaled says she fears her baby will die unless she gets specialist treatment in neighboring Turkiye for a congenital heart defect.
Seriously ill Syrians in the country’s last…
Erdogan proposes destroyed dam probe in Zelensky call
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday proposed, in a call with his Ukrainian counterpart, creating an international commission to probe the destruction of a major dam in southern Ukraine, his office reported.
Moscow and Kyiv have…
Turkiye jails teen who added moustache to Erdogan poster
Turkish authorities on Tuesday seized and jailed a 16-year-old youth for drawing a moustache on an election campaign poster showing re-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, media reports said.
Several media close to the opposition,…
Turkish forces arrive in Kosovo to bolster NATO-led peacekeepers after recent violence
A Turkish commando battalion requested by NATO has arrived in Kosovo to assist in quelling recent violent unrest in the Balkan country.
The Turkish Defense Ministry shared a video on Sunday showing troops wearing the insignia of the…
NATO chief to Erdogan: Sweden ‘has fulfilled obligations’ for membership
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Sunday called on Ankara to drop its opposition to Sweden’s bid to join the defense alliance, saying Stockholm has addressed Turkiye’s security concerns.
“Sweden has taken significant concrete steps to meet…
Erdogan has eye on local, global challenges with new Cabinet
Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled his new Cabinet on Saturday night during his inauguration ceremony, with the appointments providing some indication on the direction the new government is heading on the economy and foreign…