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Latest headlines and current events from around the world.

Türkiye’s Women’s National Volleyball Team advanced to the semifinals of the CEV Trendyol 2026 Women’s European Volleyball Championship after beating Germany 3-1 in the quarterfinals. Serbia will be Türkiye’s opponent in the last four.
03.09.2026
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Liberal Party Chairman Zübeyir Gülabi issued a strongly worded statement addressing Turkey’s political and legal agenda. Gülabi criticized the AK Party, MHP and DEM Party over policies concerning religious communities and groups, ongoing judicial proceedings, drug-related issues and the proposed Framework Law, while arguing that lasting peace requires the rule...
03.09.2026
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Liberal Party spokesperson Engin Avcı has drawn attention with his remarks on political power struggles, saying they have no interest in taking sides in conflicts between influential figures and declaring, “We have no intention of being extras in anyone else’s fight.”
03.09.2026
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A major fire erupted at a factory in Istanbul’s Tuzla district, within the Orhanlı Leather Industrial Zone. The blaze, which broke out for an as-yet unknown reason, quickly intensified, prompting the deployment of numerous firefighting, police and medical teams. Thick smoke rising from the facility was visible from several parts...
03.09.2026
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The sixth Günyüzü gathering of people affected by Turkey’s KHK dismissals brought together participants from across the country, including human rights advocates, lawyers and representatives of different social groups. Interviews conducted by KHK TV highlighted demands for justice, solidarity and social peace.
02.09.2026
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Two Turkish-flagged commercial vessels collided off Silivri in the Marmara Sea. Ten crew members aboard the dry cargo ship Tuğberk İmamoğlu remain unaccounted for as search and rescue operations continue.
02.09.2026
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A catamaran-type passenger ship belonging to Filo Denizcilik, carrying 279 people, sank off the coast of Girne in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Following the incident, which occurred approximately 2.5 kilometers offshore, Coast Guard teams launched a search and rescue operation.
30.08.2026
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Liberal Party spokesperson Engin Avcı offered a critical assessment of the Greater Middle East Project (GMEP), arguing that independent religious structures, communities and ethnic groups could be prevented from generating social and political power. Avcı also claimed that concentrating state authority in a single individual could make an entire country...
29.08.2026
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Former Kırıkkale MP Kemal Albayrak issued a strongly worded statement alleging abuse of public resources and accusing some individuals of using religion as a cover.
28.08.2026
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Liberal Party Spokesperson Engin Avcı stated that those who commit crimes must be tried based on concrete evidence, emphasizing that entirely criminalizing religious communities that have contributed to the faith of millions of people through abstract accusations is incompatible with both the law and conscience.
26.08.2026
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Özgür Özel officially announced the establishment process of the new party at the CHP's parliamentary group meeting. Özel stated that the first step would be taken with the elected provincial chairmen, the Party Council, the Central Executive Committee, and the MPs, adding that they would leave no one behind.
21.07.2026
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Liberal Party Spokesperson Engin Avcı criticized the Turkish government's shifting priorities, arguing that development-focused governance has been replaced by judicial statistics, social media restrictions, and administrative control.
20.07.2026
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