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Turkey to hold elections in May, a month ahead of schedule

President Erdogan has promised victory for his party in the 14 May presidential and parliamentary votes.

Destinations

Dry January: The best places for a sober getaway

Say goodbye to hangovers with these tips on how to have a brilliant alcohol-free trip.

Greece

'After the explosion': Migrant arrivals plummet in Greece

Greece has been widely accused of repelling migrants before they reach Greek soil in a practice known as pushbacks, which are illegal under international law.

Turkey

'Hand over your terrorists': Turkey pressures Nordic NATO hopefuls

Sweden and Finland must deport 130 "terrorists" to Turkey before Ankara will approve their NATO bids, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday.

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Bulgaria struggles to control migrants entering illegally from Turkey

The director of the Bulgarian Border Police Rositsa Dimitrova said officers prevented the illegal crossing of around 164,000 people last year from Turkey

Sweden

Turkey rages at incendiary video by Kurdish group in Sweden

The clip showed Turkey's president being hanged and called him a "dictator".

Turkey

Turkish Medical Association chief has been convicted of terror charge

A court convicted the president of the Turkish Medical Association of spreading “terror organisation propaganda” but rights groups think it's an attempt to silence government critics.

Sweden

Turkey 'wants things we can't give', says NATO hopeful Sweden

Ankara has been blocking Sweden's entry into the western military alliance since May.

Culture news

Türkiye's top 10 Spotify songs in 2022

The cultural crossroads. The geopolitical axis point. Türkiye has been called many things as the country lies between Europe and Asia and you'll find rich musical pickings from both in the most listened to tracks from 2022.

Eco-Innovation

How this Turkish city is transforming its energy supply

The Antalya region accounts for one fifth of Turkish fruit and vegetable exports and is being reinvigorated by solar power.

World News

Seven dead, including three children, after kebab shop blast in Turkey

Three prosecutors are now investigating whether a gas canister was behind the blast.

Turkey

Explosion at Turkish restaurant kills at least seven people

One person who is “alleged to have caused the explosion” has been taken into custody.

Turkey

Turkish court upholds life sentence for philanthropist Osman Kavala

The Council of Europe has repeatedly called on Turkey to immediately release the 65-year-old activist.

France

Kurds march in Paris after racially motivated killings

Members of France’s Kurdish community have led a silent march through Paris, in honour of the three Kurds killed in the capital on Friday.

France

Paris shooting suspect driven by 'pathological hatred of foreigners'

The 69-year-old man told French police he was on a mission "to assassinate migrants".

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Clashes break out in Paris following a shooting in a Kurdish district

A gunman opened fire in the 10th arrondissement in Paris near the Kurdish cultural centre

World News

NATO: Turkey refuses to lift veto on Sweden's membership application

Block comes after Swedish court refused to extradite a journalist wanted by Turkey

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Winter fog shrouds a camp in Syria housing diplaced people

Women, children and the elderly are seeing out the winter in a camp for displaced people in Syria's Idlib near the border with Turkey. They burn plastic waste on open fires to keep warm,

Turkey

Bomb attack on police vehicle in southeastern Turkey injures nine

Five people have been detained in connection with the attack.

Turkey

Thousands gather in Istanbul to protest mayor's political ban

Leaders and representatives of the six opposition parties in the country joined Thursday's rally in support of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.