The Museum of Barbarism, housed in the former home of Maj. Nihat İlhan, a Turkish military doctor whose wife and three children were killed during the 1963 “Bloody Christmas” attacks by Greek Cypriots, has preserved the memory of that tragedy for 62 years. Restored by Türkiye’s Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), the museum in […]
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, calling it “good news for the people of the Middle East.” Merz thanked US President Donald Trump for his peace initiative and praised Qatar, Egypt, and Türkiye for their mediation efforts. He emphasized the importance of swiftly implementing the agreement and reuniting hostages […]
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), led by Masoud Barzani, has drawn attention by using Turkish-language posters for the first time in its campaign for Iraq’s November general elections. The yellow posters, displayed across Erbil, feature the slogan “Partnership, Balance, and Harmony” in Turkish alongside the party logo. The move was welcomed by the Turkmen community. […]
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao’s Davao Oriental province at a depth of 20 kilometers, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOLCS) reported. A tsunami warning was issued for several coastal regions, and multiple aftershocks between magnitude 2.6 and 4.9 were recorded. The quake, felt across the Philippines and […]
The Israeli government has formally approved the first phase of the Gaza Plan agreed with Hamas, part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s initiative for lasting peace in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the agreement aims to secure the return of hostages and praised Trump’s role in the process. “We are close to […]
President Aleksandar Vučić defended his ties with Türkiye amid tensions over recent Turkish arms deliveries to Kosovo, saying Serbia is “too small to threaten Türkiye” and calling President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan “the greatest Turkish leader after Mustafa Kemal Pasha.” Vučić said that arming Kosovo runs against Serbian interests and said he will raise the […]
Palestinians celebrated the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas after indirect talks in Egypt, marking the first step of a broader peace plan involving hostage exchanges and Israeli troop withdrawals. Crowds, including children displaced by Israeli attacks, gathered around Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital to celebrate the end of the fighting. Residents in Maghazi Refugee […]
Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for his “compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art,” the Swedish Academy announced. The 71-year-old writer was praised as “a great epic writer in the Central European tradition that extends through Kafka to […]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that investments under the EU’s Global Gateway program are expected to surpass €400 billion by 2027. Speaking at the Global Gateway Forum in Brussels, von der Leyen said the initiative, launched in 2021 to counter China’s growing global influence, has already mobilized €306 billion in four years. […]
The first batch of domestically produced Togg electric vehicles departed from Gebze by train to be delivered to their new owners in Germany. The train, loaded with T10X and T10F models, passed through the Marmaray Tunnel under the Istanbul Strait and exited Türkiye via the Kapıkule Border Gate, reaching Bulgaria early this morning. The convoy […]