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US Senate confirms private equity executive Barrack as ambassador to Turkey: report

The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed private equity executive Thomas Barrack, a longtime friend and backer of President Donald Trump, to be US ambassador...

Swedish reporter gets 11-month suspended sentence for insulting Erdoğan

A Turkish court on Wednesday gave a Swedish journalist a suspended sentence of just over 11 months for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, an...

Erdoğan, Meloni aim for $45 billion in annual trade, pledge closer ties

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday pledged to strengthen ties between their countries, setting an ambitious goal...

Turkey charges TV star manager over alleged gov’t ‘overthrow’ attempt

Turkish prosecutors have formally charged a well-known manager of television stars with "attempting to overthrow the government,” the state-run Anadolu news agency reported Tuesday,...

Turkish public officials acquitted, given light sentences for country’s deadliest mining disaster

A Turkish court has handed down light sentences or acquitted public officials tried over Turkey’s deadliest mining disaster, which took place in 2014, prompting...

Amnesty’s annual report condemns ongoing human rights violations in Turkey

Amnesty International’s 2024-2025 report, published on Tuesday, said human rights violations continued in Turkey and emphasized the ongoing lack of judicial independence, the Stockholm Center...

Jailed Swedish journalist petitions Turkey’s top court over alleged rights violations

Lawyers for Joakim Medin, a Swedish journalist jailed in Turkey, have filed an individual application with the country’s Constitutional Court claiming multiple violations of...

ECtHR finds no rights violation in Turkish prisoner’s denied access to internet printouts

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled by a 4-3 majority that Turkish prison authorities’ refusal to deliver internet printouts and photocopied...

Turkey rejects Cyprus port proposal in return for visa facilitation to EU

A senior official from Turkey's foreign ministry has denied considering a proposal reportedly made by the Cypriot government to open Turkish ports to Cypriot-flagged...

Jailed far-right politician denies insulting Erdoğan in first hearing of his trial

The trial of Ümit Özdağ, leader of Turkey’s far-right Victory Party (ZP), began in an İstanbul court on Tuesday, where the controversial politician denied...

Erdoğan, Meloni hold talks to boost Italy-Turkey ties

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Rome for talks with Italy's Giorgia Meloni Tuesday, as the two Mediterranean countries seek to boost trade...

Erdoğan says 4 million migrants reside in Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced that Turkey is currently home to 4.03 million migrants, including 2.76 million Syrians under temporary protection status, the...

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