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Diplomas of jailed İstanbul mayor, 27 others removed from Turkey’s higher education database

The diplomas of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and 27 others were removed from Turkey’s national higher education database after İstanbul University ruled their...

İstanbul appeals court rules Taksim Square May Day ban unlawful

An appeals court in İstanbul has ruled that a ban on May Day celebrations in the city’s central Taksim Square in 2024 was unlawful,...

30 detained in Antalya, İstanbul as Turkey’s crackdown on CHP-run cities deepens

Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 30 people in raids on the opposition-led municipalities of Antalya and İstanbul, part of a series of corruption investigations...

Turkish cinema union urges MUBI to cut ties with investor over Gaza ‘genocide’

Turkey’s Cinema and Broadcasting Workers Union has urged global streaming platform MUBI to sever ties with US venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, accusing the...

144 German citizens detained or barred from leaving Turkey, parliamentary inquiry shows

A total of 144 German citizens are currently either imprisoned in Turkey or prohibited from leaving the country, according to a German government response...

Rights group says Ankara police using threats, deception to recruit informants: report

Police and intelligence officers in the Turkish capital of Ankara have used threats, deception and off-the-books interrogations since 2023 to pressure students, activists and...

Turkish police briefly detain 11 over Gaza protests in Ankara, İstanbul

Turkish police detained 11 people in two separate incidents over the weekend during pro-Palestine demonstrations in the capital and the country’s largest city, amid...

Turkey hails US-brokered Azerbaijan–Armenia declaration, eyes corridor linking Caspian to Europe

Turkey has welcomed a US-brokered declaration between Azerbaijan and Armenia that both sides say could pave the way for a formal peace treaty and...

2 detained over collapsed building after deadly earthquake in western Turkey

Authorities have detained two people over the collapse of a building in the western Turkish town of Sındırgı, where a 6.1-magnitude earthquake killed one...

Turkish police detain prominent lawyer on accusations of bribery, terrorism and espionage

Turkish police have detained Rezan Epözdemir, a well-known lawyer in several high-profile murder and fraud cases, on allegations of bribery, aiding the faith-based Gülen...

Turkey’s hazelnut shortage expected to raise prices in Germany

Frost and drought have sharply reduced Turkey’s hazelnut harvest this year, a drop that is expected to push up prices in Germany, the country’s...

Top court lifts bar on damages claims by civil servants reinstated after post-coup dismissals

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has struck down a legal barrier that prevented public employees who were dismissed under emergency decrees during the state of emergency...

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