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158 people face detention over alleged Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 158 people over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, the Demirören news agency reported. The detention warrants...

‘Lira at lowest level, can’t decline further,’ Turkey’s finance minister assures citizens

In an attempt to assure holders of lira deposits that there’s no reason for them to switch to foreign currencies, Turkey’s Treasury and Finance...

Far-right Turkish leader praises police violence against members of religious group

Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has praised the excessive force used by police officers in the southern province...

Russian oligarch Abramovich’s superyachts dock in Turkey

Two luxury superyachts owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich have docked in Turkey, which has not joined European sanctions against Moscow targeting the Chelsea...

[OPINION] Can Turkey be a refuge for Russian money?

Ali Yıldız* In retaliation for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war on Ukraine, the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Japan all...

Police violence against members of anti-gov’t religious group sparks outrage

Turkish police in the southern province of Adana sparked outrage when they employed batons, plastic bullets and pepper spray in what many said was...

US suggested Turkey transfer Russian-made missile system to Ukraine: report

The United States has informally raised with Turkey the unlikely possibility of sending its Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems to Ukraine to help it...

Jailed businessman Kavala back in court, remanded again

Turkey's leading activist Osman Kavala, who at the weekend marked his 1,600th day in prison without conviction, appeared before court Monday for the first...

TurkStat raises eyebrows for stopping release of elderly death statistics amid pandemic

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), which is at the center of an ongoing controversy concerning the reliability of the data it releases, has raised...

Former intel official held in solitary confinement for being ‘dangerous inmate’: daughter

The daughter of a former official at Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) who was last year handed down a lengthy prison sentence due to...

ECtHR rejects application on Turkish gov’t failure to find Yusuf Bilge Tunç

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has rejected an application claiming that Turkish authorities failed to carry out an effective investigation into the...

Top court finds rights violation in dismissal of teacher over political party membership

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the dismissal of a teacher due to his membership in a political party violated his right to freedom...

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