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Court refuses to release former Diyarbakır mayor from prison during retrial

A high criminal court in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır has refused to release from prison the city’s former mayor, who is being...

Turkey’s unemployment rate rises to 10.2 percent in April

Turkey's unemployment rate edged up 0.1 points month-on-month to 10.2 percent in April, official data showed on Monday, while a seasonally adjusted measure of...

CHP sees increasing calls for change in party leadership after election defeat

Leading figures within the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) are sending strong signals of an imminent and dramatic transformation within the party, including...

JPMorgan expects Turkey’s central bank to raise interest rates to 25 percent

JPMorgan said on Monday it expects Turkey’s central bank to hike interest rates to 25 percent from the current 8.5 percent at its June...

Erdoğan appoints spokesperson Kalın as Turkey’s spy chief

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed his spokesperson, İbrahim Kalın, as the head of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) on Monday, Reuters reported, citing...

Turkish Airlines to soon finalize plans on order for 600 new planes

The chairman of Turkish Airlines said Monday that the company will make a final decision on plans for a record-breaking order for 600 aircraft...

Belgium’s first headscarf-wearing MP lands in Erdoğan’s cabinet as the only female minister

Fatma Zibak Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, a dual Turkish-Belgian citizen who in 2009 became the first headscarf-wearing lawmaker in a Belgian parliamentary assembly, was appointed a...

Controversial spy chief takes helm of Turkey’s foreign ministry

Hakan Fidan, the head of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and a controversial figure whose tenure has been marked by allegations of torture, enforced...

Erdoğan’s new cabinet seen as attempt to soften his authoritarian image

The new cabinet recently announced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, featuring professionals with more moderate profiles than their predecessors in key positions, has...

Pro-Kurdish party co-chairpersons not to seek re-election after failure at the polls

The two co-chairpersons of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) have decided not to run again for the party's top positions after it suffered...

Turkish economy to return to ‘rational ground’, new finance minister Şimşek says

Turkey's newly appointed Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said on Sunday that the country has no choice but to return to "rational ground" to ensure...

Turkish inflation dips under 40 percent for first time in 16 months

Turkey's annual inflation rate dropped below 40 percent in May for the first time in 16 months, pushed down by a temporary offer of...

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