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US presses for Turkish role in Gaza force despite Israel’s veto amid deadly ‘ceasefire’

The United States ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, is urging Turkish participation in a planned international security force for Gaza, putting Washington at odds...

Political figures, rights advocates say Öcalan key to peace in Turkey, urge legal path to his release

A group of political figures, human rights advocates and academics from around the world who met in İstanbul over the weekend has called jailed...

Habertürk TV chief among 4 jailed as prosecutors link him to drug-fueled exploitation scheme

A Turkish court has jailed four people on accusations of drug use, including the editor-in-chief of Habertürk TV, a major national news station, whom...

Turkish Parliament investigates sexual abuse claims involving high school interns in its cafeteria

The Turkish Parliament has opened an internal investigation into claims that high school student interns working in its cafeteria were sexually abused by staff...

Turkey secures dominant role in Syria’s reconstruction with $11 billion in energy, airport deals

Turkey has emerged as the leading foreign economic actor in Syria’s reconstruction one year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government, securing more than...

Trump calls Erdoğan ‘tough cookie,’ says NATO seeks his help to deal with Turkish president

US President Donald Trump has called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a "tough cookie" and said NATO allies have trouble dealing with him, telling...

Habertürk TV editor-in-chief detained in İstanbul drug probe, removed from job

The editor-in-chief of Habertürk TV, a major Turkish news station, has been detained in İstanbul as part of a drug investigation that is targeting...

Former Council of Europe rights chief says ECtHR has ignored the pattern of Turkey’s repression

A former human rights commissioner at the Council of Europe said the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) had weakened its own credibility by...

VP says Turkey to start income top-up scheme in 2026, links welfare policies to election wins

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz told parliament on Tuesday that the government will start a pilot income "top-up scheme" for low-earning families in 2026,...

Turkey’s new prison courtroom can accommodate mass trials of hundreds

Turkey is building a huge new courtroom inside its largest prison complex on the outskirts of İstanbul that can accommodate the mass trials of...

Turkey detained 24 journalists in 2025, RSF barometer on abuses shows

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) logged 24 cases of journalists detained in Turkey in 2025, including YouTube hosts, television anchors and staff of a leading...

Prosecutors investigate leaked audio as court adjourns İstanbul mayor’s ‘fake diploma’ trial

A Turkish court on Monday adjourned the “fake diploma” trial of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu until February 16, 2026, while prosecutors opened an...

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