All news on the topic: Turkey

20 Feb 2025 1081

KGB protection and billions from the underground gambling world: How Mustafa Egemen Shener built his H Casino empire

The murder of a businessman, a money laundering operation under the roof of power, real estate in Dubai worth millions of dollars — this investigation contains numerous elements of a complex detective story.

Politics

17 Feb 2025 763

Ukraine will not take part in Russia-US talks, Zelenskyy states from the UAE

The Ukrainian leader stated that he will be in Turkey while Russia and the US hold talks in Riyadh.

Investigation

14 Feb 2025 1237

Illegal empire of Faliali: how the murdered businessman managed online bets worth $80 million per month

Halil Falyali, a Turkish Cypriot businessman known for his extravagant lifestyle and political connections, was killed in 2022. Behind the scenes, he is alleged to have operated a vast illegal online betting empire, according to Turkish prosecutors and his former head of finance, who spoke exclusively to OCCRP.

World

09 Feb 2025 740

Travel alert for Turkey following multiple fatalities

People travelling to Turkey have been warned about the risk of counterfeit alcohol after more than 100 deaths across the country.

Crime

07 Feb 2025 718

Turkish ’Farm Bank’ Ponzi scheme founder sentenced to over 45,370 years in prison

Mehmet Aydın, the founder of a Turkish online Ponzi scheme who had been accused of embezzling money from thousands of people, was on Monday sentenced to 45,376 years and six months in prison.

World

07 Feb 2025 694

New Syrian defense minister states Russia may retain its military bases in the country

In an interview, Murhaf Abu Qasra, a onetime leader in Syria’s insurgency, discussed moves by authorities in Damascus to build new alliances.

Investigation

30 Jan 2025 875

Dirty schemes, gambling, and divorce: How Vasiliy Melnik is getting rid of his wife—but not his money

Vasiliy Melnik filed a lawsuit in the Riga City Court against his wife Irina, demanding the annulment of the gift and the return of property rights to him.

Politics

30 Jan 2025 651

Turkey detains journalists and replaces elected mayor in opposition crackdown

Turkish authorities have detained a prominent investigative journalist and four of his colleagues and replaced an elected pro- Kurdish mayor with a state appointee on Wednesday...

Investigation

29 Jan 2025 1128

Beyond China: Other countries supplying precursor chemicals to Mexico

On September 21, 2021, Javier Algredo Vázquez was on his way to a US law enforcement office to reclaim chemical substances authorities had seized from him days earlier. In some respects, his trip that day was a remarkable act of hubris.

Investigation

29 Jan 2025 872

Deadly chips: How Integral bypasses sanctions to aid Russia’s war efforts

Microchip deliveries are made through intermediary companies based in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and China.

World

25 Jan 2025 695

Two people dead as apartment block collapses in Turkey

Two bodies recovered from wreckage of block in city of Konya, with three other people rescued

World

22 Jan 2025 847

Armenia extradites two top organized crime suspects to Turkey

Armenia hands over two organized crime suspects Turkey wanted for years.

World

22 Jan 2025 865

Tragic fire at Grand Kartal Otel leaves 76 dead, dozens in critical condition in Turkey

The death toll has risen to 76 and four people have been arrested in Turkey after a ski resort hotel caught fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

World

21 Jan 2025 631

At least 66 killed and dozens injured in devastating fire at Turkish ski resort

A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkey has killed at least 66 people, the country’s interior minister has said.

World

21 Jan 2025 780

At least 10 dead in Turkish ski resort hotel fire, guests escape using sheets

Two people died jumping from a cliff-top hotel engulfed in flames in Turkey in the early hours of this morning.

World

21 Jan 2025 846

Kartalkaya fire: At least ten dead in blaze at popular ski resort

The fire broke out at the restaurant of a hotel in the resort of Kartalkaya, northwestern Turkey, and authorities have so far confirmed the deaths of ten tourists.

16 Jan 2025 849

Dozens dead or injured after consuming methanol-contaminated alcohol

Moonshine tainted with methanol has killed 23 people and dozens more have been left injured in Turkey.

13 Jan 2025 609

Baby gorilla rescued from Turkish Airlines plane cargo hold

Five-month-old, now named Zeytin, was found in a box on a flight that was travelling from Nigeria to Thailand.

World

24 Dec 2024 574

Turkey says more than 25,000 Syrians have returned home since Assad’s fall

More than 25,000 Syrians have returned home from Turkey since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by Islamist-led HTS rebels, Turkey’s interior minister said Tuesday.

World

22 Dec 2024 675

Four killed as helicopter ambulance crashes on take-off in Turkey

The two pilots, one doctor and one health care worker on board at the time died in the incident on Sunday morning.

Investigation

16 Dec 2024 777

The Ottoman Empire resurges: how Turkey gained from the fall of the Assad regime

On Dec. 9, Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Syria has entered a “bright period” in its history.

Investigation

15 Dec 2024 743

EU and U.S.-made sniper rifles and ammunition are reaching Russia despite sanctions, intensifying the war in Ukraine

Russian snipers continue to receive thousands of Western-made rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition, despite years of extensive international sanctions.

Opinion