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An aerial view of Kaputaş Beach in Antalya, set on a narrow cliff and facing a sea of turquoise waters, teeming with people

Kaputaş, Antalya: one of the best beaches in Europe

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A nighttime aerial shot taken by a drone showing several armed police officers advancing down a street; on either side, members of the Turkish police and gendarmerie special forces

More than 200 people detained on terrorism charges in Ankara ahead of the NATO summit

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a tanker lorry being filled with fuel at a refinery

Turkey seizes 6 companies over alleged tax fraud in the fuel sector

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Manifest

Music Video: Hileli (Manifest & Ajda Pekkan)

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several photos of Turkish actress Ece İrtem in Turkey and Thailand, along with a photo of a monkey and another of a bite mark on the skin

Authorities probe whether a monkey bite was behind Turkish actress Ece İrtem’s death

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a Turkish player standing on the pitch looking stunned, and another beside him on his knees with his face pressed against the grass, crying

Turkey eliminated from World Cup 2026 after defeat to Paraguay

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several images showing the moment of the abduction, the place where he was held captive and his hospitalisation following the rescue of Erhan Karaal, a senior official at Istanbul Municipality

Senior Istanbul municipal official rescued after 33-hour kidnapping

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a picture of Kılıçdaroğlu sitting in his office with the CHP symbol in the background

Kilicdaroglu calls for unity in the CHP after Izmir mayor’s resignation

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a collage featuring several images showing Erhan Karaal, a senior city council official who was kidnapped, alongside images of the moment of the abduction and a photo of former mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu

Turkish police launch major search after Istanbul municipal official abducted

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Turkish politician Özgür Özel greets the crowd with a serious expression during a public event

Özel reveals plans to form a new party in Turkey amid CHP crisis

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A montage of images of the Turkish actress Ece İrtem, her coffin and relatives weeping at her funeral

Turkish actress Ece İrtem given tearful farewell at funeral

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several stray dogs wandering along a street in Turkey and lying on the pavement

Turkey plans to remove all stray dogs from the streets by year-end

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a photo of the Turkish TV series actress Ece İrtem, leaning against a door in the sunshine, wearing a black dress

Last images of Turkish actress Ece İrtem before her death revealed

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a representative image of Erdoğan alongside a Turkish flag and a ballot box; in the background, an image of the Turkish parliament

Turkey seeks early elections in 2028 with Erdogan as a candidate

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Two photos of the Turkish actress Ece İrtem taken during her lifetime

Well-known Turkish TV actress Ece İrtem dies at 35

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Turkish President Erdoğan on the left, his foreign minister Hakan Fidan on the right, and the flags of Iran and the United States in the background

Erdogan warns of attempts to sabotage the U.S.-Iran agreement

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illustration depicting an Egyptian chariot and a Hittite chariot facing off during the Battle of Kadesh

Kadesh: the battle between Ramses II and the Hittites that changed history

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players from the Turkish national football team slumped on the pitch

Montella faces heavy criticism after Turkey’s shock World Cup defeat to Australia

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Berkay

Music Video: Aslanlar doğuyor (Berkay)

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a Turkish Airlines in-flight menu showing, in the foreground, a plate of fish alongside a bowl of salad, a cream dessert and a rolled-up napkin

Turkish Airlines wins award for in-flight food and drink service for fifth time

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Özgür Özel does not rule out a split in the CHP as a ”worst-case scenario”

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A high-speed train crosses a green plain in Turkey

Ankara-Istanbul high-speed train will cut journey time to 3 hours and 37 minutes

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Turkish Central Bank

Central Bank of Turkey keeps interest rate at 37%

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a representative image showing Özel on the left and Kılıçdaroğlu on the right, with images of CHP activists and party symbols in the background

Crisis in the Turkish opposition: Kilicdaroglu seeks expulsion of 9 CHP lawmakers

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a worker holding a hard hat under his arm in a factory

Turkey has the longest working week in Europe, at over 42 hours

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Flames and smoke billowing from several buildings in a residential block, with several fire engines in the vicinity

Apartment building fire in Istanbul spreads to three other buildings

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An image depicting Alexander the Great crossing the Granicus River with the Macedonian army, while a large Persian army stands on the opposite bank

Turkey designates Alexander the Great’s Granicus battlefield as a historic site

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Turkish businessman Rahmi Koç is pictured with several people, including former Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, as everyone present laughs

Turkey investigates Rahmi Koç over controversial joke about Kurdish woman

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