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Opposition politician acquitted of insult charges in case involving Erdoğan aide

Canan Kaftancıoğlu, a politician from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been acquitted of charges of insulting Fahrettin Altun, communications director for...

Turkey’s top doctor convicted in chemical weapons trial

A Turkish court has convicted Şebnem Korur Fincancı, president of the Turkish Medical Association and prominent human rights activist, of disseminating “terrorist propaganda” in...

Ukrainian, Russian rights commissioners have met in Turkey: official

Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said Wednesday he had held a meeting in Turkey with Russian counterpart Tatyana Moskalkova in rare talks between...

Activist, NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom has a bounty on his head

Bünyamin Tekin The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has put a bounty on the head of activist and NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, on...

[OPINION] What could Russia have wanted in exchange for its electoral support for Erdoğan?

Ahmet Yılmaz* Russia has announced that it will postpone the payment of $20 billion owed by Turkish state-owned gas importer and distributor BOTAS until 2024....

Turkish police detain journalist on Working Journalists Day

On Jan. 10, when the work and independence of journalists are celebrated in Turkey, the police detained a journalist from an anti-government news website,...

Turkey’s unemployment remained unchanged at 10.2 percent in November

Turkey’s unemployment rate was unchanged month-on-month at 10.2 percent in November, while a seasonally adjusted measure of labor underutilization rose 0.5 percentage points to...

Turkish gov’t to pay damages to AFP journalist due to use of excessive force by police

An administrative court in İstanbul has ordered the Ministry of Interior to pay Agence France-Presse (AFP) photographer Bülent Kılıç damages because the police used...

Top prosecutor portrays pro-Kurdish party as ‘recruitment office’ for PKK

A top Turkish prosecutor who is seeking to close down the country’s second largest opposition party, the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has accused...

Turkish mob boss threatens Greece over Schengen visa denial

Notorious Turkish mafia boss Alaattin Çakıcı threatened Greece on social media after the Greek authorities rejected his application for a Schengen visa that would...

Turkish Grey Wolves’ violent tendencies endanger Germany’s internal security: BfV

The violent tendencies of Turkish nationalist group the Grey Wolves, or Ülkü Ocakları in Turkish, which considers violence as a “means to an end,”...

Gunman, 9 others convicted in murder trial of Turkish journalist

A Turkish court on Monday handed down prison sentences including aggravated life to 10 people who were tried in connection to the murder of...

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