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Turkey opens inquiry after jailed İstanbul municipality executive alleges strip-search in police custody

Turkey’s interior ministry has opened an inquiry into allegations made by the jailed executive of an İstanbul municipality-owned company that she was subjected to...

Turkish court orders Netflix to pay teacher over unauthorized use of video

A Turkish court has ordered Netflix to pay mathematics teacher Mustafa Güler 1.95 million lira, about $42,000, before interest after partially ruling in his...

Four minors among 5 arrested over attack on Koç-linked Otokoç headquarters

Five people, including four minors, have been arrested in connection with an armed attack on the İstanbul headquarters of Otokoç, Koç Holding’s automotive retail...

Turkey halts visa firms’ ads promising guaranteed appointments, approvals amid black market claims

Turkey’s Trade Ministry has ordered the suspension of advertisements by six visa brokerage companies that promised guaranteed visa appointments or approvals, amid allegations of...

Past Gülen ties, not only arrest warrants, can prove risk in Turkey sufficient for asylum: Belgian court

A Belgian appeals court has recognized a former teacher from Turkey as a refugee, ruling that his past ties to the faith-based Gülen movement...

Patriarch Bartholomew says minorities should not be hostages to Turkish-Greek disputes

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I has said minorities in Turkey and Greece should not be treated as hostages to political disputes between the two countries,...

Turkey detains 29, appoints trustees to major poultry producers in price-fixing probe

Turkish police detained 29 people on Friday in an investigation into alleged unfair price increases in the poultry sector, while supervisory trustees were appointed...

CHP mayor among 17 detained in corruption operation targeting İstanbul district municipality

Turkish police on Friday detained the mayor of İstanbul’s Silivri district, run by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), and 16 others as...

9 jailed in İstanbul celebrity narcotics probe

A Turkish court has jailed nine suspects in a narcotics investigation targeting public figures in İstanbul, while several well-known celebrities, including actress Beren Saat...

Campaign groups urge COP31 hosts Turkey, Australia to ‘lead by example’ on fossil fuels

Nearly 100 campaign groups on Friday called on COP31 climate summit co-hosts Turkey and Australia to “lead by example” by reducing their reliance on...

Turkish intelligence runs torture prison in northern Syria: report

A Turkish intelligence-run prison on the Syrian side of the Hawar-Kilis border crossing between Turkey and northern Syria has been holding inmates in inhumane...

Turkey seizes more than 1 ton of narcotics at Greek border

Turkish border guards seized more than 1 ton of drugs concealed in a truck at the Greek border this week, authorities said Friday. According to...

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