Turkish Airlines Flight 8JK, scheduled to run from Seattle to Istanbul, landed safely just before 6 a.m at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

A Turkish Airlines pilot has died after becoming ill on his own flight from Seattle on the north-west coast of the United States to Istanbul in Turkey. Captain Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, collapsed mid-air and a second pilot and co-pilot took over the controls,

The pilot passed a medical examination earlier this year indicating he had no health issues, the airline said.

Turkey has blocked access to instant messaging platform Discord in line with a court decision after the platform refused to share information demanded by Ankara, Turkish authorities said on Wednesday.

Turkey blocked the social media platform Discord after a court cited concerns over its use by groups involved in child abuse, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said.

Discord has been suddenly blocked in Russia and Turkey since yesterday due to illegal activity residing on the platform, leaving legitimate users in those countries unable to visit the website or connect to the service.

Ukraine aims to organise a new peace summit by the end of this year and wants Russia to attend this time, its ambassador to Turkey said on Wednesday, but ruled out any direct bilateral talks with Moscow at the meeting.

Ukraine does not expect a planned second peace summit to be held ahead of the US presidential election in November, the office of President Voloydmyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. The presidential office led by Andriy Yermak is responsible for preparing the gathering that seeks to bring together government representatives and organizations from around the globe to discuss Zelensky's plan aimed at ending more than two and a half years of war with Russia.

Ukraine plans to host a peace summit by year-end, inviting Russia but avoiding direct talks. The goal is to achieve a fair peace with international community involvement. Turkey is a key attendee given its mediation experience and balanced stance,

Turkish navy ships will evacuate Turks who have applied to leave Lebanon by sea on Wednesday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The two ships were expected to set off for Beirut on Tuesday with a total capacity of around 2,

Turkey is set to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon by sea on Wednesday, deploying naval ships to facilitate the process, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday. Two navy ships with a combined capacity of around 2,