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Is Erdoğan preparing for a snap election after starting a new war on Kurds?

When Turkey's authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lost his governing majority in the June 2015 elections for the first time since his Justice and...

Turkey is ‘issue of mutual concern’ for US, EU

Turkey is an issue of mutual concern for the United States and the European Union, as is China, according to a White House statement...

VOA documentary explores erosion of press freedom under Erdoğan’s rule

Voice of America (VOA) on Wednesday released “Turkey: Breaking the Silence,” a new documentary exploring the erosion of freedom of the press in Turkey...

Turkey falls the furthest in corruption index: Transparency International

Turkey, among all other countries studied, has seen the biggest decline in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), dropping 32 places since 2012, the Stockholm...

Theologians say Islamic sources cannot be used as pretext to attack LGBT individuals

A Turkish imam’s homophobic comments led to an investigation in Belgium, which brought into the spotlight Islam’s views on LGBT. Theologian Ahmet Kurucan says...

Turkish university investigating academic over ‘inappropriate’ Erdoğan references

The İstanbul-based Marmara University, from where Turkish President Recep Erdoğan allegedly graduated, has announced that it has launched an administrative investigation into one of...

Opposition politician, journalist staged fake attacks on themselves, Bahçeli claims

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has alleged that recent attacks on an opposition politician and a journalist that took...

Gülen followers face investigation for alleged arranged marriages

Cevheri Güven “Who introduced you to your spouse?” is one of the questions routinely asked during the interrogation of people detained as part of investigations...

Uyghurs living in Turkey fear deportation to China as police detain dozens

Turkey is accused of detaining Uyghur refugees for alleged ties to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and sending them to...

Cypriot journalist faces investigation over comments ‘insulting Turkish state’

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into a Turkish Cypriot journalist on accusations of "insulting the Turkish state" over her...

Greece, France sign warplane deal in message to Turkey

Greece and France signed a 2.5 billion euro ($3 billion) warplane deal on Monday as part of a burgeoning arms program to counter Turkish...

Turkey cracks down on migrant trafficking after talks with EU

Turkish police on Saturday detained 72 suspected migrant traffickers in operations across the country following an agreement on the need for consensus reached in...

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