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No news: Families await word on students detained in Turkey protests

As Turkey’s biggest protests in more than a decade continue, families of detained and arrested university students wait anxiously outside courthouses and prisons, unable...

73 percent of Turks find protests against İstanbul mayor’s arrest justified: survey

A survey shows 73 percent of Turks support the protests that erupted after the detention and subsequent arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. The survey,...

Nobel laureate Pamuk says Turkish democracy is ending

Turkish author and Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk warned in a Guardian opinion piece on Friday that the jailing of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu marks...

Police response to mass protests marked by punitive ill-treatment: lawyers

Police have engaged in widespread physical abuse, sexual harassment and degrading treatment of young people detained during mass demonstrations sparked by the jailing of...

Turkey’s rule of law index plummets to historic lows following 2016 coup attempt

Turkey's rule of law metrics have fallen to their lowest levels since 1980 in the years following a July 15, 2016 attempted coup, according...

Watchdog imposes 10-day broadcast ban on network over coverage of protests in Turkey

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog has imposed a 10-day broadcast ban on Sözcü TV and imposed sanctions on three other opposition-aligned stations over their coverage of...

Opposition slams Erdoğan for portraying Georgia clashes as Turkish protest violence

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is facing strong backlash from opposition lawmakers after broadcasting clips of violent protests in Georgia while claiming the scenes...

Far-right leader to start hunger strike in protest of his imprisonment

Ümit Özdağ, leader of Turkey’s far-right Victory Party, plans to begin a hunger strike after Eid al-Fitr, the three-day Muslim festival marking the end...

Social media platform X challenges 126 account-blocking orders at Turkey’s top court

Social media platform X said Wednesday it had filed a legal challenge with Turkey’s Constitutional Court against a government order to block 126 user...

China’s Chery to invest $1 billion in EV plant in northern Turkey: report

Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile Co. will invest $1 billion in an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Turkey’s northern Samsun province, Reuters reported on Wednesday,...

Trump praises Erdoğan amid political crackdown that rattled Turkish markets: report

US President Donald Trump offered public praise for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday, expressing support for a government facing mass anti-government protests...

CoE seeks face-to-face talks with jailed mayors including İmamoğlu

The Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities announced Monday that it will conduct a fact-finding visit to Turkey and seek face-to-face...

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