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Türkiye has the right to punish the PKK terrorist group if it refuses to lay down arms, according to Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and ally of the government. “The fact that the terrorist group has not laid down arms so far, something the new Syrian administration also wants, is directly connected to the instructions and incentives of global terrorist barons,” Bahçeli told lawmakers of his party at a weekly parliamentary meeting on Tuesday. “Türkiye has maintained its fight against terrorist groups to this day where the PKK is now fading away,” Bahçeli said. Bahçeli informally…

Turkish authorities have detained a total of 100 suspects linked to the Daesh terrorist organization in nationwide raids, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced Tuesday. Türkiye has been hit by several major attacks claimed by Daesh, including a 2017 nightclub shooting that killed dozens of people. The fresh raids, code-named “Gürz-41-42,” took place across 24 cities, including Istanbul, the capital of Ankara and southeastern Diyarbakır, Yerlikaya said on X. The minister said the suspects are charged with taking an active part in Daesh, providing funds to the terrorist group and spreading terrorist propaganda on social media platforms. Police and gendarmerie forces…

Turkish Süper Lig giants Fenerbahçe have secured the services of Brazilian midfielder Anderson Talisca, who arrived in Istanbul late Monday. The 30-year-old Brazilian arrives from Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr, where he spent nearly four seasons since 2021, scoring 62 goals in 78 appearances. He played 19 matches this season, including 10 in the domestic league, five in the AFC Champions League and two games in the King’s Cup and Super Cup, scoring eight goals. Talisca, who has reportedly been offered a 1 1/2-year contract, arrived in Istanbul on Monday and will undergo a medical Tuesday. However, this is not…

Turkish Süper Lig giants Fenerbahçe have secured the services of Brazilian midfielder Anderson Talisca, who arrived in Istanbul late Monday. The 30-year-old Brazilian arrives from Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr, where he spent nearly four seasons since 2021, scoring 62 goals in 78 appearances. He played 19 matches this season, including 10 in the domestic league, five in the AFC Champions League and two games in the King’s Cup and Super Cup, scoring eight goals. Talisca, who has reportedly been offered a 1 1/2-year contract, arrived in Istanbul on Monday and will undergo a medical Tuesday. However, this is not…

Turkish Süper Lig giants Fenerbahçe have secured the services of Brazilian midfielder Anderson Talisca, who arrived in Istanbul late Monday. The 30-year-old Brazilian arrives from Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr, where he spent nearly four seasons since 2021, scoring 62 goals in 78 appearances. He played 19 matches this season, including 10 in the domestic league, five in the AFC Champions League and two games in the King’s Cup and Super Cup, scoring eight goals. Talisca, who has reportedly been offered a 1 1/2-year contract, arrived in Istanbul on Monday and will undergo a medical Tuesday. However, this is not…

Türkiye is getting closer to its terror-free goal step by step, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Monday. “The end of the road is near for terrorism barons who have deceived and abducted the youths of this country to the mountains,” Erdoğan told a congress meeting of his ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) youth branches in the capital Ankara. “We will not allow our youths to disappear between the barbarous teeth of terrorism,” he said. Erdoğan’s remarks come amid an initiative by his government to end 40 years of PKK terrorism. The PKK has waged a terror campaign against…

Türkiye’s expanding naval power and the “Blue Homeland” maritime doctrine have drawn attention in Greece again, with media and officials expressing concerns about what they perceive as potential threats to regional sovereignty. Greek media outlet Pentapostagma recently published a report warning that Türkiye’s naval advancements could challenge Greece’s position in the Aegean Sea. The report highlighted Türkiye’s efforts to strengthen its naval capabilities, emphasizing ongoing projects to build 29 vessels, including submarines, destroyers and an aircraft carrier. These additions will expand the Turkish navy’s fleet to 209 ships, enhancing its presence in the Aegean, Mediterranean and Black Seas. Haluk Görgün,…

Authorities arrested five people on cyber espionage charges through a software system uncovered thanks to information from the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), Turkish media reported Monday. An investigation led by the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in the capital, Ankara, discovered that a software program known as “Avatar” or “Adalet” (Turkish for “justice”), exclusively designed for attorneys, was used by hundreds of lawyers, enabling unlawful access to the personal data of many citizens. Gendarmerie forces and the National Cyber Incident Response Center (USOM) cooperated in the critical operation against five suspects, including the software’s manager and developers, in Istanbul and the…

Türkiye believes all armed groups in neighboring Syria must gather under one roof, the state military, after the ousting of regime leader Bashar Assad in December. “Integrating the factions into one military umbrella that has the legitimacy to bear arms and use force is one of the most important issues facing the new administration,” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Saudi television network Asharq News in an interview published Monday. Otherwise, Fidan warned, the presence of armed groups linked to different parties paves the way for another civil war, “which cannot be accepted.” Assad, whose family had ruled Syria with an…

As Türkiye and Syria intensify efforts to increase their cooperation in the wake of the Assad regime’s collapse, a significant diplomatic meeting took place on Sunday, the latest in a series of talks between the two nations. Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of Syria’s new administration, hosted a Turkish delegation led by Ibrahim Kalın, the head of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT). Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and General Intelligence Chief Anas Khattab also participated in the talks, according to Syria’s state news agency SANA. Kalın, a key figure in Türkiye-Syria relations, became the first senior Turkish official to visit Damascus…