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Pro-Kurdish party urges Turkey to review Öcalan’s prison term in line with CoE call

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has called on the government to comply with a call from the Council of Europe...

Turkey singer faces criminal probe for ‘obscene’ song

A Turkish singer-songwriter has been hit with a criminal complaint by the interior ministry over a song deemed "obscene," in the latest legal move...

AKP district mayor detained in extortion probe in central Turkey

A district mayor from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been detained along with several others in the central Turkish province of...

Greenpeace Turkey calls for tax justice to tackle climate crisis

Greenpeace Turkey has urged the government to overhaul the tax system to address both climate change and social inequality, calling for the end of...

Turkey, Egypt to conduct joint naval drills for first time since 2012

Turkey and Egypt will conduct joint naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean for the first time in 13 years, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced...

Suicides in Turkey rise nearly 100 percent under AKP rule: report

The number of suicides in Turkey has climbed 94 percent since the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002, with...

Turkish court blocks hit song over claims it harms youth and morality

A Turkish court has ordered access to a song by one of the country’s most popular pop singers to be blocked on digital platforms...

Turkey’s top cleric steps down after 8 controversial years

Professor Ali Erbaş has ended his eight-year tenure as head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), leaving behind a period defined by heated debates...

Turkey’s media watchdog fines streaming platforms over ‘immorality’ and ‘obscenity’

Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has fined five major streaming platforms, including Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video, for allegedly...

US diplomats focused on Syria removed from İstanbul posts amid policy shift: report

Some of the most senior US diplomats focused on Syria and based in İstanbul have been abruptly removed from their posts in recent days,...

Turkey issues second Navtex as Greece launches Aegean military drill

Tensions flared again between Turkey and Greece in the Aegean Sea as Ankara issued a second navigational warning, or Navtex, after Athens launched a...

Retired colonel jailed over criticism of far-right leader Bahçeli

A retired Turkish colonel has been arrested over social media posts criticizing Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and a...

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