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Turkey may consider role in Hormuz demining after Iran-US deal, minister says

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 24, 2026. REUTERS
Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 24, 2026. REUTERS

Turkey's Istanbul Park to host F1 for at least 5 years from 2027

Formula One F1 - Turkey to announce return of Istanbul to racing circuit - Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey - April 24, 2026 Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Sports Minister Osman Askin Bak and Turkey's Automobile Sports Federation President Eren Uclertopragi during the event REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Formula One F1 - Turkey to announce return of Istanbul to racing circuit - Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey - April 24, 2026 Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Sports Minister Osman Askin Bak and Turkey's Automobile Sports Federation President Eren Uclertopragi during the event REUTERS/Murad Sezer

McLaren will have ‘completely new’ car for Miami Grand Prix

McLaren's Lando Norris on a pit stop during the Japanese Grand Prix in March 2026.
McLaren's Lando Norris on a pit stop during the Japanese Grand Prix in March 2026.

Turkey votes to ban social media for under-15s

Under the law, under-15s will be banned from creating accounts on social media, while digital platforms will be forced to put in age-verification systems.
Under the law, under-15s will be banned from creating accounts on social media, while digital platforms will be forced to put in age-verification systems.

Turkey trying to revive Russia-Ukraine negotiations, Erdogan tells NATO chief

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Ankara, Turkey, April 22, 2026. Murat Kula/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Ankara, Turkey, April 22, 2026. Murat Kula/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

Turkey arrests 110 coal miners on hunger strike

Around 90 miners stage topless a sit-in protest outside Turkey's Energy Ministry, with a banner hanged on its fence reading "Let the goverment decide: Either declare us slaves, or grant us our rights", to demand unpaid wages in Ankara, on April 20, 2026. Hundreds of workers from Doruk Mining, members of the Independent Miners' Union, walked a 180-kilometre way in nine days to reach Ankara, calling on authorities to address what they described as months of delayed payments and unresolved compensation claims. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP)
Around 90 miners stage topless a sit-in protest outside Turkey's Energy Ministry, with a banner hanged on its fence reading "Let the goverment decide: Either declare us slaves, or grant us our rights", to demand unpaid wages in Ankara, on April 20, 2026. Hundreds of workers from Doruk Mining, members of the Independent Miners' Union, walked a 180-kilometre way in nine days to reach Ankara, calling on authorities to address what they described as months of delayed payments and unresolved compensation claims. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP)

Turkey says COP31 will push for more global action under its presidency

Turkey's Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum speaks during an interview with Reuters on the agenda of the United Nations' annual COP climate summit, which will take place in the Turkish resort of Antalya in November, in Antalya, Turkey, April 18, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Turkey's Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum speaks during an interview with Reuters on the agenda of the United Nations' annual COP climate summit, which will take place in the Turkish resort of Antalya in November, in Antalya, Turkey, April 18, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

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.

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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.