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Turkey

Turkey says Israel using security as a pretext to acquire ‘more land’

A Palestinian ploughs his land with a donkey as Israeli excavators demolish a Palestinian workshop that was reportedly built without an Israeli permit, in Beit Ula village near the occupied West Bank city of Hebron.
A Palestinian ploughs his land with a donkey as Israeli excavators demolish a Palestinian workshop that was reportedly built without an Israeli permit, in Beit Ula village near the occupied West Bank city of Hebron.

Chess-Turkey's Erdogmus, 14, set to become youngest 'super grandmaster'

Iran women players thank Australian government for protection

Fatemeh Pasandideh (left) and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh have been training with A-League Women's team Brisbane Roar since March.
Fatemeh Pasandideh (left) and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh have been training with A-League Women's team Brisbane Roar since March.

World Athletics turns down 11 switches to Turkey over recruitment drive

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - London Marathon 2024 - Women's Elite Press Conference - London, Britain - April 18, 2024 Kenya's Brigid Kosgei poses for a photograph ahead of the London Marathon REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Athletics - London Marathon 2024 - Women's Elite Press Conference - London, Britain - April 18, 2024 Kenya's Brigid Kosgei poses for a photograph ahead of the London Marathon REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

Turkey urges ‘constructive’ US-Iran talks to end war

A residential building destroyed by US-Israeli air strikes in southern Tehran on April 14. US and Iranian officials were weighing a return to Pakistan for further talks as early as April 18.
A residential building destroyed by US-Israeli air strikes in southern Tehran on April 14. US and Iranian officials were weighing a return to Pakistan for further talks as early as April 18.

Turkish school shooter used image referencing 2014 US mass killer, police say

Mortuary vans are parked in front of a hospital morgue, after a deadly shooting at a school, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Ensar Ozdemir
Mortuary vans are parked in front of a hospital morgue, after a deadly shooting at a school, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Ensar Ozdemir

Turkey launches internet crackdown ahead of funerals for shooting victims

Mortuary vans are parked in front of a hospital morgue, after a deadly shooting at a school, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey on April 16. Schools will remain closed in Kahramanmaras on April 16 and April 17.
Mortuary vans are parked in front of a hospital morgue, after a deadly shooting at a school, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey on April 16. Schools will remain closed in Kahramanmaras on April 16 and April 17.

Arab Gulf states consider Plan B as Iran war batters US-based security strategy

A billboard in Tehran's Enqelab Square asserts Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz - a stranglehold which would have dire implications for its Arab Gulf neighbours, says the writer.
A billboard in Tehran's Enqelab Square asserts Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz - a stranglehold which would have dire implications for its Arab Gulf neighbours, says the writer.

14-year-old boy kills 9, wounds 13 in latest Turkey school shooting

An ambulance leaves the scene following a deadly school shooting, in the southeastern province of Kahramanmaras, Turkey, April 15, 2026. IHA (Ihlas News Agency) via REUTERS
An ambulance leaves the scene following a deadly school shooting, in the southeastern province of Kahramanmaras, Turkey, April 15, 2026. IHA (Ihlas News Agency) via REUTERS

Former student opens fire in school in Turkey, wounding 16, governor says

Forensic police officers search the site after a teenager opened fire at a school and wounded at least 16 people, including students and teachers, before killing himself in Siverek, Sanliurfa province, Turkey, April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Sukru Dolas
Forensic police officers search the site after a teenager opened fire at a school and wounded at least 16 people, including students and teachers, before killing himself in Siverek, Sanliurfa province, Turkey, April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Sukru Dolas

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.