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Former intel official sentenced to 23 years on spying, terrorism charges

A former official at Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has been handed down a prison sentence of 23 years, four months on spying and...

I was electrocuted, beaten and made impotent, sexual torture victim says

Ayhan Demir, 45, said he was made impotent as a result of the sexual torture and electrocution he was subjected to during his detention...

[Opinion] Can Turkey-Ukraine relations alter the power dynamic in the Black Sea?

Türkmen Terzi The competition between Turkey and Ukraine in the energy and tourism sectors has in no way negatively impacted attempts to strengthen cooperation between...

Court fines man on insult charges who said Erdoğan was a secret Jew

A Turkish court has imposed a fine of TL 7,000 ($720) on a man who referred to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a secret...

Top court decision to uphold sentence of woman who killed abusive husband sparks outrage

Women’s rights groups and social media users have condemned a recent decision by Turkey’s top court to uphold a prison sentence handed down to a...

Turkey not invited to Biden’s upcoming Summit for Democracy

Turkey has not been invited to an online summit that will be hosted by US President Joe Biden Dec. 9-10, according to a list...

Erdoğan aide denies claims about resignation of finance minister

Fahrettin Altun, communications director for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has denied media reports suggesting that the country’s finance minister has submitted his resignation...

7 former, active duty air force officers detained over alleged Gülen links

Seven former and active duty officers from Turkey’s air force have been detained in police raids as part of an investigation in the Turkish...

Demirtaş says new German gov’t should push Turkey to improve rights record

Selahattin Demirtaş, the former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who has been behind bars on terrorism-related charges for five years, on...

Jailed Kurdish leaders mark 5 years behind bars on terrorism charges

Former co-chairs of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, who were jailed on Nov. 4, 2016 on terrorism-related charges,...

Erdoğan says Turkey to record double-digit growth this year

Turkey's economy is expected to record double-digit growth in 2021, President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday, higher than a previous government forecast of 9...

Turkey denies moving S-400 batteries to İncirlik Air Base

The Turkish Defense Ministry has denied media reports suggesting that batteries of an air defense system Turkey bought from Russia despite Washington’s objections have...

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