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One person was killed and seven injured overnight when a cable car in southern Turkey hit a pole and burst open, sending the passengers plummeting to the mountainside below, local media reported.Scores of other people were stranded for hours as the entire cable car system came to a standstill.Two children were among the injured in the accident…

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Turkey has denounced Israel for its campaign on Gaza, which was launched following Palestinian militant group Hamas’ Oct. 7 rampage. Ankara has called for an immediate ceasefire, supported steps to try Israel for genocide, and sent thousands of tons of aid for Gazans. However, Ankara also maintained commercial ties with Israel despite its…

Turkey said on Tuesday that it would restrict exports to Israel until there is a cease-fire in Gaza, prompting threats of a tit-for-tat response from a government with which it has long had tense relations.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has defended Hamas and lashed out at Israel over the war in Gaza, accusing it of deliberately…

The Turkish Super Cup final ended in chaos on Sunday with only a minute’s play when Fenerbahce players walked off after conceding an early goal against Galatasaray, which was declared the 1-0 winner.Fenerbahce had already decided to field its under-19 team for the match to protest alleged unfavourable treatment by Turkish football…

There are moments in the political life of every nation that mark the breaking of an old order, even if the new order has not yet been built. Last weekend’s local elections in Turkey marked such a fracture with the beginning of the end of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22 year rule. Erdogan has bestrode Turkish politics…

ANKARA Türkiye’s current account deficit this year will be significantly lower than the initially forecast, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek has said. The improvement in annualized foreign trade deficit continued in March, Şimşek wrote on the social media platform X on April 5, commenting on the latest…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed new ambassadors through a decree published in the Official Gazette early Friday.According to the decree, Sedat Onal, the current UN envoy, has been appointed as Türkiye's ambassador to the US.Rifat Cem Ornekol has been appointed as Türkiye's ambassador to Guinea, while Ahmet Ihsan Kiziltan has…

You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan just experienced what analysts deem his worst political setback in more than two decades. His…

By Jacqueline HowardBBC News2 April 2024Updated 8 hours agoAt least 29 people have been killed and one injured in a fire in a nightclub in Turkey.The Masquerade club, in the basement of a high-rise building in Istanbul, was closed and being renovated during the day.The fire broke out just after midday, Istanbul governor Davut Gül said, adding…