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Erdoğan unveils human rights action plan, leading to skepticism, ridicule

At a time when Turkey is the subject of harsh criticism due to gross human rights violations in the country, Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

Police, not the PKK, killed Tahir Elçi: Forensic Architecture

An indictment concerning the killing of prominent human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi that charges a Kurdish militant with murder is not realistic, according to...

Erdoğan aide denies Turkey’s plans to adopt ‘Crete model’ for use of S-400s

In remarks that contradicted those of Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, an aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the country does not...

Leaked emails show list of to-be-purged generals was drafted before Turkey’s failed coup

Turkey’s General Staff in 2015 drafted a list of generals and officers who were slated to be purged from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK)...

Turkey spent $35.9 million to protect Erdoğan in 2020 

Turkey’s Presidential Security Department, which is responsible for the protection of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his family members as well as the presidential...

Land forces officers among 24 detained over alleged Gülen links

Turkish police on Tuesday detained 24 people, most of whom are active duty military officers from the Land Forces Command, in operations across 10...

Boğaziçi academics apply to top court for reversal of pro-gov’t rector’s appointment

Some 70 academics from İstanbul’s Boğaziçi University have applied to the Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative court, for a reversal of President Recep...

Turkey eases coronavirus restrictions, reopens most restaurants, schools

Turkey on Monday reopened most restaurants for indoor dining and allowed more students to return to school as it rolled back tough coronavirus restrictions,...

Former Turkish police chief jailed after 2013 investigation given limited water in prison

Former Turkish police chief Ömer Köse, who has been imprisoned since 2014 due to his role in December 2013 graft probes that implicated high-level...

Turkish court acquits veteran actors of Erdoğan insult charges

An İstanbul court on Monday delivered a rare victory to freedom of expression advocates in Turkey by acquitting two veteran actors of insulting President...

AKP politician under fire again for claiming Gülen-linked women conceive in conjugal rooms

Özlem Zengin, a senior official from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has come under fire once again due to remarks claiming that...

Turkey records 1.8 percent economic growth in 2020 despite pandemic

Turkey's economy grew 5.9 percent in the fourth quarter and 1.8 percent in 2020 as a whole, annual data showed on Monday, emerging as...

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