24+ min ago   (217+ words) A saga of resilience of the Turkish nation, the Battle of Sakarya is vividly remembered 105 years later. The 1921 victory over occupying Greek forces was commemorated on Sunday with a message from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who highlighted how Türkiye remained…...

2+ hour, 39+ min ago   (362+ words) Swimmer Defne Kurt made history on the final day of the European Para Swimming Championship Saturday, winning the women’s 100-meter freestyle S10 to become the first Turkish athlete to capture five gold medals at a single European Championship. Kurt touched the…...

3+ hour, 10+ min ago   (1421+ words) Nearly 2,000 runners from more than 60 countries and six continents converged on Rize’s Kaçkar Mountains over the weekend for the second Kaçkar by UTMB, reinforcing Türkiye’s only UTMB World Series event as an increasingly important destination on the global trail-running calendar....

2+ day, 18+ min ago   (666+ words) Restoration work at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque is entering a new phase, with a steel platform to be installed inside the eastern half-dome for structural reinforcement and conservation work. The eastern half-dome has been identified as the most vulnerable…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (250+ words) Turkish pilots have begun flight training as part of the country's procurement of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, according to the National Defense Ministry. In a post on Turkish social media platform NSosyal, the ministry said Wednesday that the training process…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (254+ words) Türkiye and Italy signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in labor and social policies, the Turkish Labor and Social Security Ministry said Thursday. Turkish Labor and Social Security Minister Vedat Işıkhan and his Italian counterpart, Marina Elvira Calderone,…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (534+ words) The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) spokesman Ömer Çelik called Thursday for an immediate end to the Russia-Ukraine war and a return to negotiations in Istanbul, warning that the conflict has become a grinding war of attrition with…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (724+ words) Türkiye continues to strengthen NATO’s readiness and interoperability while expanding military training and security cooperation with allies and partners, the Defense Ministry said Thursday. Rear Adm. Zeki Aktürk, spokesperson for the Defense Ministry, said the Turkish Armed Forces’ Multinational Joint…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (532+ words) Justice and Development Party (AK Party) spokesman Ömer Çelik called Thursday for an immediate end to the Russia-Ukraine war and a return to negotiations in Istanbul, warning that the conflict has become a grinding war of attrition with mounting risks…...

3+ day, 57+ min ago   (722+ words) Türkiye's commitment to price stability remains "very strong," Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said, pledging that Ankara would maintain its economic program and deliver disinflation despite difficult global and geopolitical conditions. Speaking to international media, Şimşek evaluated economic goals…...