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Lawyers seek release of Turkish student detained by ICE agents in US at today’s hearing

Lawyers representing Turkish doctoral student Rumeysa Öztürk, detained by US immigration agents last month, are seeking her release from detention as she appears today...

Turkish court rejects appeal of İstanbul mayor’s arrest

A Turkish court has rejected appeals of the arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and Murat Ongun, a senior city official, who have been...

Turkey’s top appeals court upholds sentences of 6 retired officers in coup trial

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld prison sentences for six retired military officers convicted in connection with the 2003 "Sledgehammer" (Balyoz) coup plot,...

Int’l rights groups condemn Turkey’s crackdown on legal community, İstanbul bar

An international coalition of lawyers, bar associations and human rights groups has in a joint statement condemned the Turkish government’s escalating campaign against the...

Banner displayed by Turkish footballers promoting natural childbirth sparks backlash

A banner displayed by players before a Turkish Super League match on Sunday promoting natural childbirth as part of a Health Ministry campaign has...

Turkey’s martyrs’ foundation rejects donation from famous rapper, citing political views

A donation made by internationally renowned Turkish rapper Ezhel to the Turkish Veterans and Relatives of Martyrs Foundation (TÜGŞAV) has been rejected on political...

Turkish court moves to block 3 popular news accounts on X

A Turkish court has ordered a block on access to three widely followed news accounts on the social media platform X, marking the latest...

Pro-Kurdish party to meet with justice minister, says peace efforts enter new phase

The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) is expected to meet with Turkey’s justice minister next week to discuss potential legal steps...

Death of jailed teacher’s daughter is a rights abuse, Turkey should free political prisoners: British MP

British lawmaker Edward Leigh has described the recent death of a 15-year-old girl whose mother is imprisoned in Turkey as a human rights violation...

Indonesia seeks role in Turkey’s fighter jet, submarine projects: report

Indonesia is looking to help develop Turkey’s Kaan fighter jet and submarines, signaling an effort to broaden the modernization of Southeast Asia’s largest military...

Turkish courts release 63 more youngsters jailed for attending protests over mayor’s arrest

Two Turkish courts in İstanbul and central Kayseri province have ruled for the release of 63 more young demonstrators who had been put in...

Jailed İstanbul mayor tells court he’s on trial for winning elections

İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, appeared before a judge on Friday in a trial concerning his criticism of a prosecutor for acting with political...

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