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Prominent human rights defender released after 94 days in pretrial detention

A Turkish court on Tuesday ruled for the release of Nimet Tanrıkulu, a prominent human rights activist, after she had spent 94 days in...

Turkey summons Iranian chargé over its criticism of Tehran’s Syria policy

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Ankara amid a diplomatic dispute between the two countries, sparked by Turkey’s warning to Tehran...

21 women in Turkey fell victim to femicide in February

Twenty-one women were murdered by men in Turkey in February, while 16 died under suspicious circumstances, the Mezopotamya news agency reported on Monday, citing...

Third CHP mayor in İstanbul arrested, removed from office

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has removed another opposition party mayor in İstanbul from office following his arrest as part of a bid-rigging investigation, the state-run...

Over 2,600 young workers died in work-related accidents in Turkey in last 12 years

At least 2,664 young workers have died in workplace accidents in Turkey over the past 12 years, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing...

Turkish gov’t rules out concessions to PKK following historic call from Öcalan

A spokesperson for Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) has ruled out any concessions to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) following a recent...

Far-right leader marks 64th birthday behind bars, calls imprisonment politically motivated

Ümit Özdağ, leader of Turkey’s far-right Victory Party (ZP), celebrated his 64th birthday behind bars, claiming in a letter from prison that his ongoing...

Turkey debates possible release of Kurdish politician amid conciliatory gestures from Erdoğan, ally

Turkey is once again debating the possible release of Selahattin Demirtaş, a jailed Kurdish politician, following recent conciliatory gestures from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

[OPINION] The old world is crumbling: What comes next?

Tarık Toros* The world is on the brink of a profound transformation. The postwar order that shaped our lives for decades is disintegrating. Familiar institutions,...

Prosecutors seek arrest of opposition district mayor, 17 others in İstanbul

Turkish prosecutors have requested the arrest of Alaattin Köseler, a main opposition party mayor in İstanbul, and 17 others on charges of bid rigging...

Turkey’s annual inflation falls below 40 percent

Turkey's annual inflation rate slowed for a ninth consecutive month in February, falling below 40 percent for the first time since June 2023, Agence...

Erdoğan says Turkey will pursue anti-PKK fight if group doesn’t disband

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned on Saturday that Turkey would continue military operations against outlawed Kurdish militants unless they kept their pledge to disband,...

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