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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Burcu Basaran

    Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş on trial for insulting Erdoğan in show (opens the original)

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    A popular Turkish comedian has gone on trial at an Istanbul court on Monday on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and other offences during a stand-up performance in June. Deniz Göktaş, a 32-year-old comedian known for his dry wit and political satire, was arrested by police on 3 July, a week after releasing a YouTube video of his show that was watched nearly 9 million times. Held in pre-trial detention ever since, Göktaş is facing charges of insulting Erdoğan and incitement to

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Burcu Basaran

    Turkish forces to withdraw from strategic base in northern Iraq (opens the original)

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    Turkey has reached an agreement with Baghdad to gradually transfer control of the strategic Bashiqa-Zilkan military base in northern Iraq to the Iraqi government. The deal follows an understanding between the two countries over the progress Iraq has made with regard to strengthening security measures in the area as well as reasserting Iraqi state authority there. The decision was announced in a joint statement issued after a meeting in New York between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and

  3. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Burcu Basaran

    At least 11 wounded in Turkey school shooting, suspect detained (opens the original)

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    A teenager opened fire outside a high school in western Turkey on Tuesday, wounding 11 people before being detained by police, authorities said. The incident happened around 8 am local time (7 am CEST) in Turgutlu, Manisa province, near the city of Izmir, the regional governor's office said. "Eleven students were injured, two of them seriously," Justice Minister Akin Gürlek wrote on X. "The minor who carried out the attack was quickly apprehended and taken into custody," he added. Gürlek said th

  4. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Burcu Basaran

    Cargo ship with 10 crew sinks off Istanbul, maritime authorities say (opens the original)

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    A Turkish cargo ship carrying 10 crew members sank on Wednesday after colliding with a tanker off the coast of Istanbul, with no immediate signs of survivors, Turkish authorities said. A lifeboat and other debris from the Tugberk Imamoglu have been found, but there has been no sign of the crew, Turkey's General Directorate of Maritime Affairs said in a statement. “There are 10 seafarers on board, including the captain,” Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said. “They are all Turkish. We can s

  5. Article · Aug 29, 2026 · Burcu Basaran

    Hollywood's 'Odyssey' craze turns eyes to Türkiye: Did Homer compose his epics in Izmir? (opens the original)

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    As Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation The Odyssey has become one of this year's biggest hits both critically and at the global box office, a global frenzy has reignited an age-old literary mystery: Where was literature’s seminal text actually written? The poet has for a very long time been associated with the Izmir region of Türkiye's Aegean coast, which for most of its history was known as ancient Smyrna. For Turkish archaeologist Prof. Aylin Ümit Erdem, an expert at Ege University, the cinema

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