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Aerial view of the Eminönü neighbourhood in Istanbul, with the New Mosque and the Spice Bazaar surrounded by people

Crowded streets in Eminönü, Istanbul, on the eve of Eid al-Adha

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Images of the CHP party headquarters in Ankara following the police raid, showing the stairwell littered with remnants of banners and other objects

CHP crisis fuels fears of possible split within Atatürk’s historic party

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several images of the riot police raid on the CHP headquarters in Ankara, along with a picture of the AKP spokesperson

Erdogan’s AKP denies any involvement in the opposition’s serious internal crisis

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several images showing tense moments at the CHP party headquarters in Ankara, with Özel’s supporters clashing with riot police and erecting barricades at the entrance

Police clear CHP headquarters in Ankara following violent clashes with Özel’s supporters

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A reconstruction of Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire, during its heyday, showing its walls, the imperial palace and people passing through the Lion Gate

History of Hattusa: rise and fall of the mighty capital of the Hittite Empire

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Hadise

Music Video: Ara beni (Hadise)

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Özel in the foreground, with Kılıçdaroğlu behind him, alongside an image of the Supreme Court in Ankara, a judge’s gavel and a ballot box with a cross through Özel’s name

Court rejects Özel’s appeal, deepening crisis in Turkey’s opposition

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pictures of various Turkish celebrities implicated in a drug investigation

Police detain multiple celebrities in anti-drug operation in Istanbul

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Özel and Kılıçdaroğlu in the foreground, with the symbol and initials of the Turkish CHP party behind them

Political earthquake in Turkey: court reinstates Kilicdaroglu as opposition leader

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the interior of an Orient Express carriage, showing a lounge luxuriously decorated with wooden furniture, glass ornaments and leather armchairs

Legendary Orient Express links Rome and Istanbul on a luxury journey

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several images of the mistreatment and abuse suffered by the Sumud Flotilla activists detained in Israel

Turkey sends planes to evacuate the Global Sumud Flotilla activists detained by Israel

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a close-up shot of a large oil pipeline, with the flags of Turkey and NATO in the background

Turkey proposes military fuel pipeline to bolster NATO energy security

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a map of Turkey and its neighbouring countries showing seismic waves emanating from Malatya, in south-eastern Anatolia

5.6 earthquake causes alarm in eastern Turkey

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Erdoğan's speech on Gaza

Erdogan warns that war in Iran threatens the global economy

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an injured person being carried out on a stretcher from an ambulance, alongside footage of a shooting at a restaurant in Turkey and a photograph of the perpetrator of the massacres

6 dead, 8 injured in a massacre after another shooting in Mersin, Turkey

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hundreds of people walking along Istanbul’s Istiklal Avenue

These are the most popular names among women and men in Turkey

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construction workers operating cutting machinery on a metal structure

Unemployment in Turkey drops to 8.2% in the first quarter of 2026

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Icardi, wearing the Galatasaray shirt, looks resignedly ahead on the pitch after his team conceded a goal

Galatasaray ends its fourth consecutive league as champion with a loss

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Edis

Music Video: Yalancı şahidim – Live (Edis)

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pictures of a pizza, a burger and a lahmacun alongside a delivery rider on a motorbike on a street in central Istanbul

Burgers and pizza overtake lahmacun as the most popular food in Turkey

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The presidents of Turkey and Kazakhstan hold two folders after signing bilateral agreements; in the background is an image of a Turkish ANKA drone in flight

Turkey and Kazakhstan agree to jointly produce the Turkish drone ANKA

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an abandoned tractor in a green field, with a huge tornado forming a short distance away, emerging from a dense grey cloud

Several tornadoes leave five people injured and severe damage to homes in Turkey

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People strolling along the waterfront at Istanbul’s Golden Horn estuary, with several historic buildings and mosques in the background

1 in 4 young people in Turkey neither study nor work

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Central Bank, Turkish lira

Central Bank of Turkey raises its inflation forecast for this year

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an image of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mochtabá Jameneí surrounded by images of air raids on Tehran, missile launches, the Iranian flag and Iranian nuclear facilities

Iran has repaired 80% of war damage and retains its ballistic capabilities

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Heavily armed Turkish special security forces attempting to enter a house

324 ISIS suspects arrested in a major operation in Turkey

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several images of the floods in Samsun, Turkey, showing flooded streets and squares and cars being swept away by the water

Turkey: 12 people injured following severe flooding that ravaged Samsun

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Erdogan delivers a speech from a podium on Farmers' Day

Erdogan: Turkey’s food supply secured despite the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz

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Two search-and-rescue personnel are searching a fast-flowing river amid large boulders and water

Body of missing 9-year-old boy found in a river in Turkey

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several test tubes containing positive and negative hantavirus results, alongside an image of a medical evacuation aircraft on a runway at night and an ambulance transporting a patient on a stretcher amid isolation measures

Passengers from the MV Hondius evacuated to Turkey test negative for hantavirus

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