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Turkey jails comedian, rapper over joke deemed offensive to Islam

An Istanbul court ordered the detention of YouTuber Bogac Soydemir, host of the programme "Soguk Savas," and his guest Enes Akgunduz, a rapper, after authorities said the show featured a...

Supporters of main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) attend a rally, a day before a court is set to rule on whether to annul the party's last general congress and unseat its leader Ozgur Ozel, in Ankara, Turkey, September 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Tens of thousands protest against legal crackdown on Turkey's main opposition party

Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram logos are displayed in this illustration taken October 4, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Access to X, YouTube other online platforms restricted in Turkey: internet monitor

Police officers stop supporters of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) from reaching the Istanbul provincial office, after a recent court ruling that ousted the CHP's Istanbul provincial leadership, in Istanbul, Turkey, September 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkey's main opposition calls for rallies after police barricade Istanbul office

Members of the police block the road in Istanbul, Turkey, September 8, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Two Turkish police officers killed in police station attack: security sources

Singer Enrico Macias arrives at the Madeleine Church to attend a ceremony during a 'popular tribute' to late French singer and actor Johnny Hallyday in Paris, France, December 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters/File

Turkey bans French singer's concert after protest calls over his pro-Israeli stance

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a press conference following the inaugural meeting of the Balkans Peace Platform, a Turkish-led initiative aimed at fostering dialogue and cooperation across the Western Balkans, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo

Turkey bars Israeli ships from its ports, restricts airspace

A drone view shows the receding waterline and exposed lakebed in the dried basin of Turkmenli Dam, as drought conditions continue to affect water levels, in Marmara Ereglisi, in the northwestern Tekirdag province, Turkey, August 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Drought depletes Turkey's Tekirdag reservoirs, forcing emergency water curbs

A damaged vehicle lies under the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Sindirgi in the western Balikesir province, Turkey, August 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Efekan Akyuz TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

One killed in 6.1 magnitude earthquake in northwestern Turkey

A wildfire burns near Seferihisar in Izmir province, Turkey, 30 June 2025. Photo: Reuters

Turkey reports hottest July in 55 years

An Israeli soldier stands on a vehicle as Israeli Druze cross the border to check on their family members in Syria, amid the ongoing conflict in the Druze areas in Syria, in Majdal Shams, near the ceasefire line between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria, July 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Turkey has conveyed its views on Syria strikes to Israel via intelligence agency

A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan during a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, February 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Sertac Kayar/File photo

In video, jailed PKK leader Ocalan says armed struggle with Turkey over

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan reacts during a press conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo

Turkey blocks X's Grok chatbot for alleged insults to Erdogan