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April 13, 2026

Man took own life after Turkish dental visit left him toothless, UK inquest hears

Wife of Pawel Bukowski criticises care husband received over depression he suffered following failed procedure A man who took his own life was suffering from depression […]
April 8, 2026

Turkey to race ahead of EU on battery storage amid fossil fuel crisis

More than 33GW of battery capacity approved for Turkish grid since 2022 compared with 12-13GW in Germany Turkey has given the green light to more batteries […]
April 3, 2026

‘Every night they are bombarding’: at border crossing, some Iranians are fleeing war and some are heading home

People leaving Iran for Turkey tell of impact of bombs and internet blackouts, while others are travelling the other way to be closer to relatives in […]
March 28, 2026

In an Istanbul market, I found an old German phrase book – and a reminder of how not to speak to migrants | Carolin Würfel

Turkish immigrants to Germany in the 60s were seen as temporary labour, not people. Today’s government in Berlin is at risk of repeating the mistake A […]
March 17, 2026

Joy of chess keeps dark times in check | Brief letters

Eyewitness photo | A forpit of potatoes | Milli-Helens | UK nuclear weapons | Say it’s not Serco Flicking through the paper, I remarked that it was […]
March 13, 2026

A new wave of defiance: the Turkish film-makers standing up to autocracy

İlker Çatak’s Yellow Letters and Emin Alper’s Salvation both won headline honours at the Berlin film festival and show dissenting cinema is thriving in the face […]
March 9, 2026

Istanbul’s mayor in court for mass trial decried as politically motivated

Critics say sprawling corruption case against Ekrem İmamoğlu aims to stop him challenging Erdoğan A mass trial of 400 people including the jailed mayor of Istanbul, […]
March 9, 2026

Hair apparent: inside the transplant capital of the world – photo essay

It is estimated that every year more than one million bald people fly to Istanbul. They go for two reasons – hair transplant quality and competitive […]
March 5, 2026

The US and Israel are waging war on an Iran they think they know. The reality is very different | Ali Vaez

Is the Islamic Republic a messianic theocracy or a brittle dictatorship? It’s neither – as those attacking it are finding out When the US and Israel […]
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