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2 defendants get life sentences for operating whistleblower Fuat Avni account

A Turkish court on Monday handed down life sentences to two defendants standing trial on charges of attempting to destroy the constitutional order for...

Turkey’s far-right leader says attempts to link his party to attacks a ‘conspiracy’

The leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has slammed efforts to hold his party responsible for attacks on a politician and a...

Facebook jumps on bandwagon to appoint local representative to Turkey

Facebook -- the most-visited website in Turkey -- following in the footsteps of social media giants like popular video-sharing website YouTube, has decided to...

Purge victim reinstated to teaching job after his death

A teacher who was fired by a government decree in the aftermath of a failed coup in Turkey in July 2016 was reinstated two...

İstanbul reservoirs rise to 30 pct capacity after latest rains, snowfall

Reservoirs supplying İstanbul, Turkey’s largest metropolis, which had recently decreased to their lowest level in 15 years after a prolonged lack of precipitation, reached...

Report reveals growing pressure, judicial harassment of journalists in Turkey

An increasing number of journalists are being subjected to government pressure and judicial harassment in Turkey, where 91 journalists are currently in prison for...

Turkey to spend additional $13 million for Erdoğan’s new palace near Lake Van

Turkish taxpayers, who have already paid TL 125 million ($16 million) for the construction of a new presidential palace near Lake Van in eastern...

Unable to get a meeting with Biden himself, Erdoğan turns to his defense minister

US President-elect Joe Biden has yet to respond to a request by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for a meeting that was communicated weeks...

Turkey sees sharp rise in number of poverty-related suicides under AKP rule

A total of 4,801 people have died by suicide in Turkey due to financial problems since 2002, when the Justice and Development Party (AKP)...

Opposition politician injured in assault in front of his Ankara house

A politician from Turkey's opposition Gelecek (Future) Party was hospitalized after he was attacked by five unknown assailants in front of his house in...

Erdoğan, AKP criticized for getting coronavirus shots despite not being on priority list

Turkish President and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and top officials from his party were among the first group...

Survey shows AKP-MHP alliance vote below 50 pct

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its election ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), would have received a nationwide vote of below...

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