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Turkey has more than 215,000 coronavirus cases, death toll hits 5,419

Turkey announced 947 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number to 215,940, while 17 more people have died of the disease, according...

Opposition leader to pay Erdoğan, close circle $29,000 in damages over offshore money transfer allegations

A Turkish court has ordered main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to pay President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, his relatives and one of his friends a...

Turkish man detained for insulting Islam, prophet on social media

A Turkish man was detained by police after allegedly insulting Islam and the Prophet Muhammed on social media, the İstanbul Governor’s Office announced on...

Turkey has detained more than 282,000, arrested 94,000 since 2016 failed coup

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said Wednesday, on the fourth anniversary of a failed military putsch, that a total of 282,790 people have been...

Turkish court arrests another Kurdish party mayor

A high criminal court on Wednesday ordered the arrest of Betül Yaşar, the suspended mayor of Diyadin in Turkey’s Ağrı province, the Diken news...

Hagia Sophia to remain open to visitors outside of prayer times: report

Turkey's Hagia Sophia will open to visitors outside prayer times and its Christian icons will remain, religious officials said Tuesday, after a court ruling...

Turkey marks fourth anniversary of failed military putsch: report

Turkey is marking the fourth anniversary of the July 15 coup attempt against the government, with ceremonies and events remembering its victims, The Associated...

992 new coronavirus cases announced by Turkey, death toll at 5,402

Turkey recorded 992 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number to 214,993, while 20 more people have died of the disease, according...

Turkey’s Constitutional Court defies ECtHR in ruling over imprisoned former judge

Turkey’s Constitutional Court released its decision on an individual application lodged by an imprisoned former judge in which it defied a previous European Court...

Turkey signed secret deals with multiple countries for abducting Gülen followers abroad: report

Turkey signed secret agreements with multiple countries in order to conduct extraterritorial abductions of suspected state dissidents, according to a joint letter written by...

Turkey actively seeking extradition of 807 Gülen followers from 105 countries: report

Turkey has requested the extradition of 807 members of the Gülen movement, which is accused of orchestrating a failed coup in 2016, from 105...

Turkey’s Human Rights Association condemns PKK’s killing of civilians: report

Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD) in a press statement condemned the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) “punishment” of civilians after two men reportedly went...

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