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Man took own life after Turkish dental visit left him toothless, UK inquest hears
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/13/man-took-own-life-after-turkish-dental-visit-left-him-toothless-uk-inquest-hears
Published: April 13, 2026 17:09
Wife of Pawel Bukowski criticises care husband received over depression he suffered following failed procedureA man who took his own life was suffering from depression after a failed dental procedure in Turkey left him without any teeth, an inquest hasā¦
Turkey to race ahead of EU on battery storage amid fossil fuel crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/turkey-ahead-eu-battery-storage-fossil-fuel-crisis
Published: April 8, 2026 04:00
More than 33GW of battery capacity approved for Turkish grid since 2022 compared with 12-13GW in GermanyTurkey has given the green light to more batteries to buffer its electricity grid than any EU member state, a report has found, in a further sign ofā¦
āEvery night they are bombardingā: at border crossing, some Iranians are fleeing war and some are heading home
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/03/iran-turkey-kapikoy-border-crossing-war
Published: April 3, 2026 07:00
People leaving Iran for Turkey tell of impact of bombs and internet blackouts, while others are travelling the other way to be closer to relatives in perilHe could not help but splutter out a laugh at the question. Amir, whose name has been changed for hisā¦
Islamabad talks signal emergence of new four-nation bloc in Middle East
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/30/egypt-pakistan-saudi-arabia-turkey-talks-embryo-new-order
Published: March 30, 2026 16:01
Unlikely grouping of Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey steps up efforts to broker ceasefire and curb dominance of Iran and IsraelMiddle East crisis ā live updatesThe meeting on Sunday of the foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia andā¦
In an Istanbul market, I found an old German phrase book ā and a reminder of how not to speak to migrants | Carolin Würfel
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/28/istanbul-market-german-phrase-book-migrants-turkey-berlin
Published: March 28, 2026 05:00
Turkish immigrants to Germany in the 60s were seen as temporary labour, not people. Todayās government in Berlin is at risk of repeating the mistakeA few weekends ago, I went to the flea market in Bomonti, a neighbourhood on the European side of Istanbul.ā¦
Joy of chess keeps dark times in check | Brief letters
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/17/joy-of-chess-keeps-dark-times-in-check
Published: March 17, 2026 17:25
Eyewitness photo | A forpit of potatoes | Milli-Helens | UK nuclear weapons | Say itās not SercoFlicking through the paper, IĀ remarked that it was all bad news and upsetting items. Then I came across the centrefold photograph taken in Erzurum, Turkey andā¦
A new wave of defiance: the Turkish film-makers standing up to autocracy
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/13/a-new-wave-of-defiance-the-turkish-film-makers-standing-up-to-autocracy
Published: March 13, 2026 08:00
İlker Ćatakās Yellow Letters and Emin Alperās Salvation both won headline honours at the Berlin film festival and show dissenting cinema is thriving in the face of ErdoÄanās repressionāI want calm in our building,ā says the landlord of a couple who haveā¦
Istanbulās mayor in court for mass trial decried as politically motivated
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/09/istanbul-mayor-ekrem-imamoglu-trial-corruption-turkey
Published: March 9, 2026 09:52
Critics say sprawling corruption case against Ekrem İmamoÄlu aims to stop him running as president against Recep Tayyip ErdoÄanA mass trial of 400 people including the jailed mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoÄlu, has opened in Turkey in a sprawling corruptionā¦
Hair apparent: inside the transplant capital of the world ā photo essay
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/mar/09/inside-the-hair-transplant-capital-of-the-world-istanbul
Published: March 9, 2026 07:00
It is estimated that every year more than one million bald people fly to Istanbul. They go for two reasons ā hair transplant quality and competitive costsāI used to look at my father and understand that I was destined to go bald,ā says James McElroy. Heā¦
The US and Israel are waging war on an Iran they think they know. The reality is very different | Ali Vaez
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/05/us-israel-war-iran-islamic-republic-theocracy-dictatorship
Published: March 5, 2026 16:45
Is the Islamic Republic a messianic theocracy or a brittle dictatorship? Itās neither ā as those attacking it are finding outWhen the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran on 28 February, the campaign was structured like a textbook airā¦