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Turkish court acquits cooperating lawyer for German Embassy of espionage charges

An Ankara court has acquitted of espionage charges a Turkish lawyer who worked as a cooperating lawyer for the German Embassy in Ankara, the...

Disabled woman convicted on terrorism charges due to alleged Gülen links

A young woman with physical disabilities has been handed down a jail sentence of six years, three months on terrorism charges due to alleged...

Turkey’s Health Ministry admits accuracy of COVID-19 tests might be lower than stated

The Turkish Health Ministry’s General Directorate of Public Health has announced that locally produced COVID-19 test kits might have a high margin of error,...

Turkey sees 433 worker suicides in last seven years: report

At least 433 workers in Turkey have died by suicide in the last seven years, the majority of whom were white-collar workers, according to...

Turkey bans smoking in crowded public places to contain pandemic

Turkey’s Interior Ministry on Wednesday banned smoking in crowded public places as part of efforts to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control as coronavirus...

Turkey’s top court rejects main opposition’s appeal of controversial immunity decree

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has unanimously rejected a petition submitted by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) to nullify a controversial government decree that...

Lira rebounds as Erdoğan vows to attract international investment after shake-up of economy team

Turkey's lira gained 3 percent in value against the US dollar on Wednesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a new growth strategy following...

German gov’t faces increasing pressure to ban Turkish ‘Grey Wolves’

The German government is facing an intensified public campaign in favor of banning Turkish nationalist group the “Grey Wolves,” or Ülkü Ocakları in Turkish....

More and more regular citizens face legal action in Turkey for criticizing gov’t

Everyday people in Turkey have increasingly been facing legal charges for their criticism of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government's policies. In one...

Turkey’s encouragement of informers results in more than 116,000 false tips in 2020

Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül has announced that 116,170 out of 167,719 tip-offs received by Turkish prosecutors in 2020 were false, throwing into question...

Erdoğan denies reports about Cabinet shakeup following minister’s resignation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has denied reports suggesting that there would be a Cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of finance minister Berat Albayrak. Speaking...

Erdoğan congratulates Biden, sends ‘message of thanks’ to outgoing president in unprecedented move

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on his victory in the 2020 presidential election and in an unprecedented...

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