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Kurdish politician officially assumes office in eastern Turkey after days of unrest

Abdullah Zeydan, a pro-Kurdish party candidate who won a landslide victory in Sunday’s local election in eastern Van province but was initially denied the...

Turkey arrests 2 accused of spying for Israel: minister

In a new wave of detentions targeting people allegedly spying for Israel in Turkey, two out of eight people who were detained have been...

Turkey joins NATO allies in suspending Europe arms treaty: report

Turkey suspended an arms treaty that imposed limits on conventional military equipment in Europe, joining NATO allies who did the same after Russia withdrew...

President Erdoğan officially appoints new ambassadors to US, UN

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has officially appointed 10 people as ambassadors to the United States, the United Nations and a number of other...

Bar association executives face new investigation over commemoration of Armenian genocide victims

Diyarbakır prosecutors have launched an investigation into 11 executives of the Diyarbakır Bar Association on accusations of “denigrating the Turkish nation and state,” over...

IHD calls for improved workplace safety in aftermath of tragic fire

In the aftermath of a tragic fire at a nightclub in İstanbul on Tuesday in which 29 workers died, the Human Rights Association (IHD)...

Man dies in custody after alleged police brutality

Serhat Kahyaoğlu, a man who on the night of Sunday’s local elections was detained in İstanbul for celebrating by firing a gun into the...

340 detained across Turkey for protesting overturning of Kurdish mayor’s election victory

Turkish police have detained 340 people over protests that erupted across Turkey in response to a local electoral authority’s decision to annul the victory...

Turkey’s top judicial body launches inquiry into court that reinstated Kurdish mayor’s political rights

One day after Turkey’s election authority decided to reinstall a Kurdish politician who had been initially denied the mandate to serve as mayor of...

Ankara’s popular mayor offers free hygiene products to women after election victory

Ankara's popular mayor, Mansur Yavaş, who has earned wide praise for his successful municipal governance in the Turkish capital and retained his seat with...

Erdoğan’s son-in-law Bayraktar joins world’s richest on Forbes billionaire list

Selçuk Bayraktar, chairman of Turkish defense contractor Baykar and the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has made it on to Forbes list...

Welding likely started deadly İstanbul fire, video clip shows

Sparks from welding underway at an İstanbul nightclub likely started a fire that killed at least 29 people, according to a video published by...

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