Sindirgi also was struck in August by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake, which killed one person and injured dozens of other people. Since then, the region around Balikesir had been hit by smaller shocks. Turkey sits on top of major fault lines, and earthquakes are frequent.

A Turkish court has issued another formal arrest order for Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on suspicion of "political espionage", state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Monday, stepping up a long-running opposition crackdown.

They did this to wear down the CHP .” Turkey’s stockmarket greeted the news with its biggest rally in weeks. But the open season on the CHP shows no sign of ending. On October 27th the authorities issued new arrest warrants on suspicion of espionage against Ekrem Imamoglu,

ISTANBUL (AP) — Istanbul ’s jailed mayor was questioned Sunday at the city’s main courthouse as part of a newly launched investigation into possible charges of espionage. Hundreds of supporters gathered outside in a show of support for Ekrem Imamoglu, an opposition politician considered to be a rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey is one of the world’s busiest destinations for a hair transplant. That said, not every clinic is the same.

A massive earthquake has struck in Turkey's Balikesir region, impacting large areas across the country's west including Istanbul and Izmir

Prosecutors have filed new espionage charges against Istanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, intensifying pressure on the opposition leader seen as a top rival to President Erdogan.

As a guarantor of the cease-fire, Turkey is keen to play a role in Gaza’s future, seeing political and economic benefits. Israel is having none of it.