Turkey

Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey, has died.

Turkish legislators have approved a new law aimed at removing millions of stray dogs from Turkey’s streets that animal lovers fear will lead to many stray dogs being killed or ending up in neglected, overcrowded shelters.

The former president of a top-division soccer team in Turkey has told a court he regretted attacking a referee at the end of a league game but denied threatening to kill him.

Istanbulspor president Ecmel Faik Sarialioglu came to the field and ordered his players off in the 73rd minute versus Trabzonspor on Tuesday.

Two police officers were slightly injured during the attack near the Ministry of Interior Affairs, Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X.

Mark Dickey was rescued from the cave and taken immediately to the National Medical Rescue Team tent for medical assistance.

A major rescue operation in Turkey’s Taurus Mountains has brought out an American researcher who fell seriously ill nine days ago, about 3,000 feet from the entrance of one of world’s deepest caves.

An official from Turkey’s disaster management agency says that rescue teams have begun the arduous process of extricating an American researcher who became seriously ill while he was 3,000 feet below the entrance of a cave in Turkey.

An official says the American researcher who fell ill almost 1,000 meters (more than 3,000 feet) below the entrance of a cave in Turkey, has recovered sufficiently to be extracted.

An international team of 170 rescue personnel is working to save American Mark Dickey who fell ill during a research expedition into a cave in Turkey.

Rescue experts from across Europe have converged on a cave in Turkey to launch an operation to save an American researcher who became trapped 3,000 feet below the surface after suffering gastrointestinal bleeding.

Corendon Airlines, based in Turkey and the Netherlands, is offering premium seats in an “only adult zone” free of crying babies.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to send Sweden’s NATO accession protocol to the Turkish Parliament “as soon as possible.”

Sweden gave up a history of non-alignment to apply to join NATO after Russia invaded Ukraine last year. Turkey accuses Sweden of being too lenient toward groups that Ankara says pose a security threat.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won reelection, according to unofficial results.

The election in the sharply divided country of 85 million people could hardly come at a more pivotal time.