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Turkish pro-government columnist warns US about ‘new 9/11’

“If the internal stress in the US goes on like this, the possibility of another 9/11 is not all that remote,” Turkish columnist Abdurrahman...

Health Ministry seeks to reverse growing anti-vaccination trend in Turkey

Alarmed by the growing anti-vaccination sentiment among parents in recent years, Turkey’s Health Ministry has taken action to reverse this potentially dangerous trend, the...

Nationalist Turkish party proposes prison terms for ‘misleading’ polling results

Vice Chairman of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Mevlüt Karakaya has announced a bill calling for between two and five years’ imprisonment for pollsters...

Heavy floods damage 66 houses, 264 shops in Turkey’s Ordu province

Flash floods caused by heavy rains that hit Turkey's northern Ordu province damaged 66 houses and 264 shops, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported...

Turkish journalist sent to prison over reports on Turkish army operations

Uğur Akgül, a former reporter for the now-closed Dicle news agency (DİHA), began serving a sentence at Mersin Prison on Wednesday for reporting on...

Boat carrying migrants sinks off Turkey leaving 9 people dead

Nine people died early on Thursday when a boat carrying migrants sank off the western coast of Turkey, Euronews reported citing the Turkish coast...

Daughter of journalist Türköne: My father will spend yet a third birthday in prison

Sıla Türköne, the daughter of jailed Turkish journalist Mümtazer Türköne, has said her father will celebrate yet a third birthday in Silivri Prison, sharing...

Purged former NATO officer comes out of the shadows for those jailed in Turkey

Former Lt. Cdr. Cafer Topkaya, a purged and jailed Turkish naval officer who was assigned to NATO prior to a failed coup in Turkey,...

Turkey to build third nuclear plant in partnership with Chinese companies

Energy Minister Fatih Dönmez announced on Wednesday that Turkey would build its third nuclear power plant, to be located in the northwestern part of...

Hate speech in Turkish media mainly targeted Armenians between January and April

Among the 2,265 columns and news stories that include hate speech based on ethnicity, nationality or religious affiliation in the Turkish media, Armenians have...

Association that caused Booking.com ban in Turkey targets Airbnb and more

The Association of Turkish Travel Agents (TÜRSAB), which paved the way for the blocking of Booking.com in Turkey, has decided to take legal action...

US not yet seen ‘real progress’ on Americans imprisoned in Turkey

The United States has seen little satisfactory progress regarding US citizens, including pastor Andrew Brunson, imprisoned in Turkey, State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said...

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