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Türkiye expects the European Union to offer a brand-new vision that will strengthen Türkiye’s membership process, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Friday. “Global developments unfolding show that Türkiye-EU cooperation is important. The bloc should have an approach without any prejudices toward Türkiye, which would benefit us both,” Fidan told reporters at a joint news conference with the EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, in the capital Ankara. Kallas is visiting Türkiye for the first time since taking office last December. She and Fidan held a meeting earlier that focused on Turkish-EU relations, identifying areas for progress, and addressing critical regional…

Seventy-one suspects linked to the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) were captured in operations in 23 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Friday. The raids were the latest chapter in the long-running “Operation Clamp” against the group, which sought to seize power on July 15, 2016, through a foiled coup bid by its military infiltrators. Yerlikaya said there was no respite in their fight against “treacherous terrorists who attempted to crush Türkiye’s national unity, state integrity and the peace of its citizens” and congratulated the security personnel who carried out the operation. According to the minister, the captured suspects were…

Syria may seek Türkiye’s support in the fight against Daesh and other terrorists still active on its soil, according to its new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa. “Daesh rejects all proposed solutions. We have sent an open letter to countries and groups that support the YPG/PKK. We expect assistance from all nations in combating terrorism. In this regard, we may also seek support from Türkiye,” al-Sharaa told Turkish broadcaster A Haber in an interview released Thursday evening. Al-Sharaa’s remarks came amid uncertainty looming over Daesh, as well as the U.S.-backed YPG, the Syria wing of the PKK terrorist group. Defense Ministry sources…

Palestinian medical students from Gaza Islamic University have completed their internship at Istanbul Medeniyet University’s Faculty of Medicine and are set to graduate. The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at the university’s Aşık Paşa Conference Hall. The event marks a significant milestone for the students who have successfully completed their medical training, further strengthening the academic cooperation between the two institutions.

Palestinian medical students from Gaza Islamic University have completed their internship at Istanbul Medeniyet University’s Faculty of Medicine and are set to graduate. The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at the university’s Aşık Paşa Conference Hall. The event marks a significant milestone for the students who have successfully completed their medical training, further strengthening the academic cooperation between the two institutions.

Palestinian medical students from Gaza Islamic University have completed their internship at Istanbul Medeniyet University’s Faculty of Medicine and are set to graduate. The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at the university’s Aşık Paşa Conference Hall. The event marks a significant milestone for the students who have successfully completed their medical training, further strengthening the academic cooperation between the two institutions.

Türkiye is ready to provide any support needed to resolve the dispute between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, should both countries seek it, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Thursday. Erdoğan was speaking at a joint news conference with Kagame in the capital Ankara. “We see today’s visit as a new milestone in deepening our cooperation. Rwanda is an African country often cited as an example for its political stability and economic development model,” Erdoğan said, adding that Kagame’s “visionary leadership” has played a significant role in this success. For his part, Kagame said he appreciated Türkiye’s mediation efforts.…

A long-awaited call by Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the PKK terrorist group, may be delayed further. Öcalan is expected to urge the group to lay down arms. On Wednesday, he received two lawmakers from the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in the island prison where he is held in the Marmara Sea for the second visit in two months. The DEM Party on Thursday released a brief statement regarding a meeting between Öcalan and lawmakers Sırrı Süreyya Önder and Pervin Buldan and said “the process was still underway” in reference to the initiative that was launched…

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday hit out at his main opposition over remarks targeting a public prosecutor and sparked backlash for threatening Türkiye’s judiciary. “Even if you are an opposition party leader, you cannot make threats on live television,” Erdoğan said at an event in the capital Ankara to unveil Türkiye’s fourth judicial reform strategy document. “Nobody can threaten judicial members, put pressure on the courts or wag their fingers at our judicial committee for pursuing unlawfulness with the authority granted by law,” Erdoğan said, referring to recent remarks from Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chair Özgür Özel and the…

The negligence behind the fire that claimed 78 lives at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu, northwestern Türkiye, is coming to light. It has been revealed that 19 days before the disaster, the Bolu Municipality Fire Department identified shortcomings during a fire safety inspection at the hotel but took no action. Furthermore, the fire department issued a “fire safety compliance certificate” for the restaurant, which was the source of the deadly blaze. Bolu’s mayor, Tanju Özcan, who claimed “the responsibility is not ours,” was caught in a lie after details of the documents were revealed. Özcan, from the Republican People’s…