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Main opposition maintains narrow lead over ruling party in July average of 16 polls

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) continued to lead the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in voter support in July, according to...

Lawyer accused of pressuring jailed businessman for false testimony and cash resigns from ruling party

Mücahit Birinci, a lawyer and former senior figure in Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), resigned on Sunday after main opposition leader Özgür...

UK trade envoy to Turkey resigns after controversial visit to self-declared Turkish Cypriot state

Afzal Khan, a British Labour lawmaker serving as the United Kingdom’s trade envoy to Turkey, resigned after a private visit to the self-declared Turkish...

Rights group says Ankara police using threats, deception to recruit informants: report

Police and intelligence officers in the Turkish capital of Ankara have used threats, deception and off-the-books interrogations since 2023 to pressure students, activists and...

Erdoğan’s far-right ally urges swift end to trials concerning opposition-run municipalities

Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and a key ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Monday called for...

Turkish police briefly detain 11 over Gaza protests in Ankara, İstanbul

Turkish police detained 11 people in two separate incidents over the weekend during pro-Palestine demonstrations in the capital and the country’s largest city, amid...

Turkey hails US-brokered Azerbaijan–Armenia declaration, eyes corridor linking Caspian to Europe

Turkey has welcomed a US-brokered declaration between Azerbaijan and Armenia that both sides say could pave the way for a formal peace treaty and...

2 detained over collapsed building after deadly earthquake in western Turkey

Authorities have detained two people over the collapse of a building in the western Turkish town of Sındırgı, where a 6.1-magnitude earthquake killed one...

Turkish police detain prominent lawyer on accusations of bribery, terrorism and espionage

Turkish police have detained Rezan Epözdemir, a well-known lawyer in several high-profile murder and fraud cases, on allegations of bribery, aiding the faith-based Gülen...

Turkey’s hazelnut shortage expected to raise prices in Germany

Frost and drought have sharply reduced Turkey’s hazelnut harvest this year, a drop that is expected to push up prices in Germany, the country’s...

Top court lifts bar on damages claims by civil servants reinstated after post-coup dismissals

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has struck down a legal barrier that prevented public employees who were dismissed under emergency decrees during the state of emergency...

Jailed journalist faces up to 3 years in prison for ‘disseminating misleading information’

A Turkish prosecutor has opened a second criminal case against jailed journalist Fatih Altaylı, seeking up to three years in prison on charges of...

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