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Turkey ranked 48th among 191 countries in UN Human Development Index

Turkey was ranked 48th in the 2021-2022 Human Development Index published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday. The latest Human Development Report,...

Turkey’s inflation hits new 24-year high at 80.2 percent

Turkey's annual inflation climbed to a fresh 24-year high of 80.21 percent in August, a bit below expectations according to official data, after the...

Turkish pop singer faces up to 3 years in prison for ‘inciting hatred’

Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to three years for a famous pop singer for inciting hatred and enmity among the...

UN working group finds detention of Turkish citizens abducted from Malaysia arbitrary, requests investigation

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has concluded that the arrest and detention of two individuals who were abducted from Malaysia on...

Turkey’s main opposition files criminal complaint over recent revelations by mafia boss

Muharrem Erkek, a lawmaker from Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), filed a criminal complaint on behalf of his party on Monday against...

Schengen visa-related problems aren’t political or exclusive to Turks: EU ambassador

Serious problems faced by Turks in their business trips to European countries, including long waiting periods for visa appointments, the increasing rate of rejection...

Prominent Swedes call on gov’t not to extradite Kurdish dissidents to Turkey

A group of prominent Swedes, including authors, journalists and human rights activists, have called on their government in a written statement not to extradite...

[OPINION] Why hasn’t Turkey objected to Cyprus buying Iron Dome from Israel?

Fatih Yurtsever* Turkey and Israel announced that they had decided to resume diplomatic relations on Aug. 17, 2022. Two days after this declaration, it was...

İstanbul attracted highest monthly number of tourists in past decade in July

İstanbul attracted more than 1.7 million foreign tourists in July, the highest number of tourists visiting the city in a month in the past...

US warns Turkish businesses against work with sanctioned Russians: report

The United States administration has warned Turkish businesses against working with sanctioned Russian institutions and individuals, intensifying US pressure on a NATO ally that...

Indictment seeks up to 8 years for national swimmer on Erdoğan insult charges

A former Turkish national swimmer is facing a prison sentence of up to eight years on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in...

Turkish cartoonist interrogated over President Erdoğan cartoon

A Turkish cartoonist was interrogated by the police for publishing a cartoon of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported. Cartoonist...

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