1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (351+ words) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called for the swift completion of Rize City Hospital on Sept. 11, saying the 1,053-bed facility was 70 percent complete. “I have instructed my health minister to ensure the remaining work is finished quickly,” Erdoğan said at a…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (210+ words) A total of 4,072 foreign investors established companies in Istanbul in the first half of 2026, pledging 58.8 billion Turkish Liras in capital, according to Istanbul Chamber of Commerce records. Retail attracted the largest number of investors, with 1,078, or 26.47 percent of the total,…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (506+ words) Flags of Türkiye and Turkish Cyprus fly above a checkpoint leading to the UN buffer zone on the island. The Turkish Defense Ministry has slammed a panel of the European Parliament for inviting the European Union to sponsor the construction…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (408+ words) The southeastern province of Şanlıurfa is bracing for a surge in tourism as Teknofest, the largest aviation, aerospace and technology festival, prepares to draw massive crowds. An upcoming aviation and technology festival in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa is expected…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (242+ words) Among industry subsectors, the mining and quarrying index shrank 3.8 percent annually in July 2026, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). The electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply index dropped 5.6 percent year-on-year. In contrast, the manufacturing index posted an annual…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (363+ words) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met United States Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack and Congressman Darrell Issa at the Presidential Complex on Sept. 9. “Honored to meet with President Erdogan today at Beştepe. As we mark America’s 250th anniversary this year and look…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (270+ words) Turkish Airlines carried 64 million passengers in the first eight months of 2026, up 5.4 percent from the same period last year. The flag carrier said in a filing with Türkiye’s Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) that the number of international passengers increased 6.1 percent…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (334+ words) Turkish defense company ASELSAN signed a contract with Polish armored vehicle manufacturer AMZ-Kutno for a joint project involving additional ARSUS reconnaissance and surveillance systems. The agreement was signed during the MSPO 2026 International Defense Industry Exhibition in Kielce, Poland, ASELSAN said…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (455+ words) Türkiye posted higher scores in science, reading and mathematics in PISA 2025, with Turkish officials saying it recorded the largest gains among OECD members across all three fields. The results of the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment were released in…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (316+ words) At the foot of Istanbul’s historic land walls, centuries-old urban farming traditions are being revived as the İsmailpaşa Garden in Yedikule prepares to return to cultivation after roughly a century. The approximately 20,000-square-meter site is being restored for agricultural production…...