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Fuel smuggling from Libya is a business with billion-dollar turnovers, but very little is known about the extent of the maritime operation that regularly exports petroleum products from the country.

In the spring of 2024, banks in the UAE began freezing the accounts of companies allegedly linked to the Russian shadow fleet.

Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu sentenced to nearly two years in prison in Turkey

An easyJet flight from Cyprus heading for the UK has been forced to make an emergency landing at Izmir after reports of a ’smoke smell’ on board the aircraft

The balloon was attempting a hard landing when the pilot fell out of the basket and his feet became entangled in a rope, officials stated.

A 14-year-old girl was killed and around 70 people were injured after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Marmaris, Turkey. The epicenter was just 10 km from the resort.

In comprehensive raids across 52 provinces, Turkish police seized $127 million in assets and detained 423 suspects as part of a cybercrime investigation targeting fraud, identity theft, money laundering, and child exploitation.

A fight broke out on Damlatas Beach in the Alanya district of Antalya, Turkey over the price of sunbed rental, according to local media reports. The scrap was watch by beachgoers and captured on video

Russian leader rejects Ukrainian president’s bold proposal for face-to-face meeting in Turkey

When Armenian entrepreneurs Vahé and Vigen Badalyan are asked about the reason for acquiring Maltese passports, they respond evasively, mentioning that it is convenient since it allows for visa-free world travel.

Prior to being murdered in the Netherlands this week, Cemil Önal warned authorities that his life was in danger because of his knowledge of bribes paid to Turkish politicians on behalf of an alleged illegal gambling syndicate, Follow the Money reported Friday.

25,000 residents of the eastern Turkish city of Lice were unintentionally left “high” after authorities burned 20 tons of confiscated cannabis.

He was accused of playing a key role in the assassination of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officer.

A CNN presenter was in the middle of interviewing a guest live on air when an earthquake in Turkey shook the studio so hard that she asked for her mother.

Several media outlets have reported that an investigation has been initiated in Turkey concerning the online casino Pin-Up, which is functioning in the country despite the prohibition.

Joakim Medin, who is employed by the Dagens ETC newspaper, was taken into custody on Thursday upon his plane’s landing.

An Olympic skier has died along with his dad after a fire broke out at an abandoned ski resort hotel in Turkey on Thursday.

A Turkish woman with a valid visa has become the latest victim of Donald Trump’s crusade to deport foreign students from the US who disagree with his policies.

It was around six years ago, when newcomer Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu called election board officials "idiots" for cancelling his initial victory at the polls, that President Tayyip Erdogan noticed him as a serious political threat.

Russia has successfully found ways to bypass the $60 price cap on oil set in December 2022 by the G7 countries, earning an extra $53 billion from this strategy in just the first three quarters of 2024.

A scheme of aiding the aggressor state, involving both Ukrainian and international companies, has been uncovered in Ukraine.

Kemal Armagan has been detained in Izmir port after being pursued for years for three murders, including the 2009 killing of a shopkeeper in the UK and the fatal shooting of a rival gangster in Moldova.

Belarusian investigators, probing the gambling market, found an unexpected link to the owner of a Minsk casino, Mustafa Egemen Shener, associated with a Turkish drug lord who was killed in Northern Cyprus.

José Mourinho is suing Galatasaray, claiming damages after the club accused him of making “racist statements”.