Turkey's Erdogan condemns Israeli aggression against Gaza flotilla

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Israeli aggression in intercepting 40 boats carrying aid and activists to Gaza, saying it showed Israel's government has no intention of letting hopes for peace grow. In a speech to officials from his...

Turkey opens probe into Gaza flotilla interception

ISTANBUL: The Istanbul chief prosecutor's office on Thursday announced that it had opened an investigation after Israeli forces arrested Turkish citizens on board a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying activists and humanitarian aid. The probe concerns...

Poverty and inequality threaten children’s right to education in Turkey, association warns

Turkey’s deepening economic crisis is pushing children out of school, while structural problems in the education system threaten their right to education, the İstanbul-based Student-Parent Association (Veli-Der) said Saturday in a report,...

Women’s groups in Turkey demand probe into rise in suspicious deaths

Women’s rights groups in Turkey are calling for a thorough investigation into a surge in suspicious deaths of women, after four women were found dead in the past two days, the BirGün daily reported. Activists say many of the cases are initially...

Israel to deport Gaza flotilla activists – including Mandla Mandela

Israel said on Thursday it will deport pro-Palestinian activists on an aid flotilla intercepted at sea as they headed towards Gaza, adding that none of the vessels had successfully breached its maritime blockade. The Global Sumud Flotilla of...

Laura D. Minasyan: Bridging Cultures — Armenian, Khmer, Swedish, Russian

And yet you were drawn to distant, unexplored horizons. To go to Leningrad and study such a rare language as Khmer! What did knowledge of Khmer give a young Armenian woman? Yes, I went to apply to Leningrad University — but not for journalism, for...

Turkey probes Israel's arrest of 24 citizens in international waters

The Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office on Thursday announced that it had opened an investigation after Israeli forces arrested Turkish citizens on board a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying activists and humanitarian aid. The probe concerns “24 Turkish...

Iran may release hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees into Iraq and Turkey

Iran is considering releasing hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees across its western borders with Iraq and Turkey. It would be part of what officials describe as a necessarily more offensive and unpredictable strategy in the wake of the...

Israel intercepts Gaza bound flotilla and arrests activists

ISRAELI naval forces boarded most of the vessels in the flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza today and detained dozens aboard, including European lawmakers, drawing widespread condemnation. The Global Sumud Flotilla was the...

Defense ties with neighbors a priority, Iran's minister says in Ankara

Iran’s defense minister says the Islamic Republic and Turkey can be a model of unity and cooperation for regional countries, warning that enemies seek to magnify the insignificant differences between the two neighboring countries despite their...

Greta Thunberg Abducted: From Climate Crusader to Political Detainee? Star Activist Held After Daring Attempt to Breach Blockade

International waters have become the flashpoint for a global firestorm after Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), detaining hundreds of activists, including high-profile climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. The convoy, laden...

Women marching from Amed to Ankara: We are walking for all peoples!

The Free Women’s Movement (TJA) is organizing a march from Amed (tr. Diyarbakır) to the Turkish capital Ankara under the motto “We walk to freedom with hope.” The march, which kicked off on Wednesday, will pass through seven cities in seven...

Israel seizes Gaza aid flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg and 400 activists

“All the passengers are safe and in good health. They are making their way safely to Israel, from where they will be deported to Europe,” the Israeli foreign ministry said on X. “One last vessel of this provocation remains at a distance. If it...

Kurdish activist Mehmet Çakas released from prison in Germany

Kurdish activist Mehmet Çakas was released after two years and ten months in prison for alleged PKK membership and was greeted enthusiastically by a large crowd outside Uelzen Prison. Many family members, friends, and companions had arrived at the...

Israel to Deport Gaza Flotilla Activists After Naval Interceptions

Dozens of pro-Palestinian activists, including Greta Thunberg, stopped in Mediterranean; deportation procedures to Europe underway. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Israel announced Thursday it will deport pro-Palestinian activists intercepted on a...

Hatay Surf Center empowers Turkish youth through surf festivals

Hatay Surf Center continued its summer program in 2025 with the support of Turkish Philanthropy Funds (TPF), organizing four surf festivals across the Samandağ, Defne, and Antakya districts in Hatay, southern Türkiye. This was followed by a...

Culture BitesHejaz railway revival: a healing track for the region

This week on Culture Bites, hosts Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews tell the story of the famous Hejaz railway, as Turkey, Syria and Jordan prepare to bring a section of it back to life. Back in the 1900s, Sultan Abdulhamid II of the Ottoman Empire...

Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla, arrests Greta Thunberg, other activists

Israeli naval forces boarded most of the vessels in a flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza on Thursday and detained dozens aboard, including European lawmakers, drawing widespread condemnation. The Global Sumud Flotilla was the...

Australian activists detained after Israeli navy intercepts Gaza flotilla

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said it was "liaising with Israeli authorities and stand ready to provide consular assistance to any affected Australians". "Australia calls on all parties to respect international law, to ensure...

Israeli navy intercepts boats attempting to break Gaza blockade, arrests activists and European lawmakers

Israeli naval forces boarded most of the vessels in a flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza on Thursday and detained dozens aboard, including European lawmakers, drawing widespread condemnation. The Global Sumud Flotilla was the...