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Around 50 PKK militants withdrew from Turkey under military supervision: report

Some 50 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) have withdrawn from Turkey to northern Iraq under the supervision of Turkish security forces,...

Senior diplomats among dozens of Turkish MFA staff targeted over alleged Gülen links

Turkish authorities have detained or issued arrest warrants for 64 current and former employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including several senior diplomats,...

İstanbul mayor’s alleged use of Wickr Me cited as ‘ByLock-like’ evidence in espionage probe

A Turkish prosecutor has cited jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s alleged use of the encrypted messaging app Wickr Me as critical evidence in a...

Most Turks see economy as AKP’s biggest failure: survey

Turks, who have experienced a high cost of living amid double-digit inflation since 2019, see the economy as the weakest area of performance for...

Starmer under fire for silence on Turkey’s rights abuses, opposition crackdown during defense deal visit

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing growing criticism for remaining silent on Turkey’s deteriorating human rights record and on ongoing crackdown on the...

6 arrested in probe into İstanbul Municipality’s digital platforms

Six people have been arrested as part of an investigation into the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality over its digital platforms “İstanbul Senin” (İstanbul Is Yours)...

6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes western Turkey, felt in İstanbul and İzmir

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit western Turkey late Monday, shaking cities including İstanbul and the Aegean province of İzmir, according to the country’s Disaster and...

RSF lists Turkey among countries targeting journalists for environmental reporting

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday listed Turkey as among the countries harassing journalists for covering environmental issues, highlighting the growing risks faced by...

Turkey sees broadly defined unemployment rate at 28.6 percent in September: TurkStat

Turkey’s broadly defined unemployment rate was 28.6 percent in September, with a 1.2 percentage point decrease compared to the previous month, according to official...

Erdoğan’s far-right ally seeks higher taxes on foreign digital platforms

Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), a key ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has submitted a bill to parliament that would sharply raise...

Hundreds of Turkish football referees accused of betting on matches

Hundreds of Turkish football referees, including several officiating in top national leagues, are under investigation for allegedly placing online bets in violation of professional...

Jailed İstanbul mayor hit with fresh charges of ‘political espionage’

Prosecutors have filed new charges of “political espionage” against jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, deepening a months-long legal saga that has already kept the...

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