Turkey News

Upcoming Week Forecast (Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Antalya, Trabzon, Gaziantep, Erzurum) Avg hourly temp: 8.3°C Expected high: 17.6°C (Trabzon, Sat) Expected low: -5.1°C (Erzurum, Tue) Avg rainfall: 14 mm Wettest: 33 mm (Antalya) Wind peak: 12.0 m/s (Antalya, Sat) Source: MET

Turkey's trade deficit with the EU was €0.3bn in Jan 2026, down from €1.3bn in Dec 2025. Exports: €7.8bn, Imports: €8.2bn. Source: Eurostat

Turkey: Thousands of Imamoglu supporters rally in Istanbul dw.com/en/turkey-thou…

Upcoming Week Forecast (Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Antalya, Trabzon, Gaziantep, Erzurum) Avg hourly temp: 8.5°C Expected high: 21.4°C (Antalya, Sun) Expected low: -6.4°C (Erzurum, Wed) Avg rainfall: 9 mm Wettest: 21 mm (Gaziantep) Wind peak: 11.4 m/s (Trabzon, Mon) Source: MET

A 5.5 quake jolts central Turkey, sending residents into the cold streets abcnews.com/International/…

Turkey's economy expanded by 0.4% in Q4 2025, slowing from 1.0% growth in Q3. Source: Eurostat

M 5.3 earthquake - 16 km E of Erbaa, Turkey. Mar 13 0:35:14 UTC (18m ago, depth 10 km) earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev… google.com/maps/place/40.…

Turkey caught in the middle as Iran war escalates dw.com/en/turkey-caug…

NATO defenses have intercepted a ballistic missile that entered Turkey's airspace, the defense ministry says. abcnews.com/International/…

M 4.2 earthquake - 13 km WSW of Gözler, Turkey. Mar 9 17:02:36 UTC (33m ago, depth 10 km) earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev… google.com/maps/place/38.…

Turkey: Heated trial of Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu opens dw.com/en/turkey-heat…

M 5.1 earthquake - 10 km E of Buldan, Turkey. Mar 9 6:21:05 UTC (16m ago, depth 10 km) earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev… google.com/maps/place/38.…

Iran's border with Turkey offers a way out, but few are leaving for good abcnews.com/International/…

Upcoming Week Forecast (Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Antalya, Trabzon, Gaziantep, Erzurum) Avg hourly temp: 5.6°C Expected high: 20.4°C (Antalya, Tue) Expected low: -16.9°C (Erzurum, Mon) Avg rainfall: 1 mm Wettest: 2 mm (Trabzon) Wind peak: 8.7 m/s (Istanbul, Mon) Source: MET

Turkey's unemployment rate rose to 8.1% in January 2026, up 0.3 percentage points from December. Source: Eurostat

Why is Turkey recording Europe’s steepest fertility decline over the past decade? euronews.com/health/2026/03…

Upcoming Week Forecast (Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Antalya, Trabzon, Gaziantep, Erzurum) Avg hourly temp: 5.0°C Expected high: 20.5°C (Antalya, Wed) Expected low: -13.7°C (Erzurum, Tue) Avg rainfall: 2 mm Wettest: 7 mm (Erzurum) Wind peak: 10.7 m/s (Trabzon, Tue) Source: MET

Turkish lira weakened to 51.6771 per euro in February 2026, from 50.7458 in January 2026. Source: Eurostat

‘I live in constant fear’: surge in giant sinkholes threatens Turkey’s farmers theguardian.com/world/2026/feb…

Turkey's Ramadan directive reignites secularism debate dw.com/en/turkey-s-ra…