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Food and Drink

Turkey arrests union head for calling bread-eating societies "stupid"

Cihan Kolivar, chairman for the Union for Bread Producers in Turkey, had been speaking to the Haberturk news channel about the rising price of bread in the country.

Turkey

Eight children among Syrian refugees killed in Turkey house fire

Investigators believe the blaze was caused by a stove heater.

Turkey

At least seven dead after a bus collides with two trucks in Turkey

The accident also left 11 people injured, two of them in serious condition.

Hungary

Hungary and Turkey still blocking Sweden and Finland from NATO

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has been in Ankara for talks, with Sweden's new Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson due next week.

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Turkey

Turkish opposition leader charged for alleged 'disinformation'

Kemal Kilicdaroglu faces up to three years in prison if convicted under the controversial new law.

Turkey

Annual inflation in Turkey reaches record 25-year high of 85.5%

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan believes that high-interest rates encourage inflation and lead to higher prices.

Turkey

Turkey arrests 25 people over deadly coal mine explosion in Amasra

The director of the state-operated mine was reportedly among those arrested.

Turkey

Doctor arrested after calling for Turkish army chemical weapons probe

Ankara has denounced allegations of chemical weapons as a campaign of "disinformation".

Smart Regions

Underwater museum: Discover the hidden wonders of the Aegean Sea

In partnership with the European Commission

Exploring the hidden wonders beneath the waves, as the European project 'Treasure', is set to highlight cultural treasures around the Black and Agean seas including towns in Turkey, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Romania. The project also offers opportunities to provide classes in music and art.

Turkey

Turkey's Erdogan proposes a referendum on right to wear headscarf

The Turkish president has proposed a referendum on a constitutional change to guarantee the right to wear a headscarf in civil institutions.

Azerbaijan

Heads of Turkey and Azerbaijan meet for one-day visit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev in territory captured by Baku during Nagorno-Karabakh war.

World News

Ease sanctions to extend Ukraine grain deal, says Russia

The UN says progress on the renewal of the deal is vital to tackle the global food crisis which has been aggravated by Russia's war on Ukraine.

Travel News

Cappadocia: Two tourists killed in a sunrise hot air balloon accident

Three people were also injured out of a group of 30 when a surge in wind speed forced the balloon to make a hard landing.

Destinations

Winter sun: Where will your money go the furthest this year?

With the pound at a record low against the dollar, holidays to the US are off the cards. Here’s where you should go instead.

Greece

UN 'distressed' after Greece finds 92 naked migrants on Turkish border

Athens accused Turkey of "instrumentalising illegal immigration", while Ankara hit back at Greek "manipulation" in the two countries' latest row over migration.

Turkey

Turkish MP smashes phone in furious speech over social media law

"We fear that it may further curtail freedoms, freedom of expression and independent media in Turkey", said one European Commission spokesperson.

Turkey

Turkey coal mine blast death toll reaches 41, president says

The country's leader also said that rescue operations were concluded on Saturday evening but that the investigation into the cause of the explosion is ongoing.

Europe News

EU border agency Frontex 'covered up illegal migrant pushbacks'

A 120-page report from the EU's anti-fraud watchdog says Frontex was involved in covering up the illegal pushback of migrants from Greece to Turkey, violating their human rights.

World News

Turkey: Warning to medical tourists from patients with botched teeth

A lack of regulation means patients are leaving Turkey with worse teeth than they arrived with - and dentists at home refuse to touch them.

Kazakhstan

Putin suggests 'gas hub' in Turkey as Russian deliveries to EU suffer

Russia's President Vladimir Putin met with his Turkish counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a regional leaders summit in Kazakhstan.