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Turkey’s World Animal Day celebration overshadowed by claims of mass dog killings

Turkey is celebrating World Animal Day, an international day of action for animal rights and welfare marked annually on October 4, this year amid...

Documentary on Turkey’s post-coup purge victims banned again for being ‘provocative’

The governor’s office in the southern Turkish province of Antalya has banned a documentary depicting the plight of victims of a post-coup purge in...

Turkey detains 13 students over alleged Gülen links

Turkish police have detained 13 students in an operation based in the southern province of Mersin over their alleged links to the Gülen movement,...

Exhumation of 17-year-old girl’s killer raises further questions about his alleged suicide

The exhumation of Cem Garipoğlu, convicted of murdering 17-year-old Münevver Karabulut in 2009, has revealed no shroud in the grave and an incomplete body,...

Others ‘likely’ to face charges in NYC mayor’s trial over corrupt dealings with Turkish gov’t

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who pleaded not guilty last week to fraud and bribery charges, returned to Manhattan federal court on Wednesday...

Critics slam court for ignoring political links in ex-Grey Wolves leader’s murder

An Ankara court’s recent decision to hand down aggravated life sentences to five defendants in a trial concerning the murder of former Grey Wolves...

Turkish ship to begin oil search off Somalia this month: report

A Turkish seismic research vessel plans to arrive off the coast of Somalia at the end of October and begin searching for oil and...

Court hands down aggravated life sentences to 5 in ex-Grey Wolves leader’s murder

A Turkish court has handed down aggravated life sentences to five defendants, including the hitman, for their role in the 2022 assassination of former...

Protesters demand justice in Strasbourg for victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown

Bünyamin Tekin, Strasbourg  More than 2,000 Turkish expatriates and human rights activists gathered in front of the Council of Europe headquarters in Strasbourg on Wednesday...

Opposition party sues for annulment of Turkish citizenship acquired by property investment

Turkey's nationalist opposition İYİ (Good) Party has filed a lawsuit with the Council of State, Turkey's highest administrative court, seeking the annulment of citizenship...

Turkey captures 2 former judiciary members in ongoing crackdown on Gülen movement

In the most recent turn of events in Turkey's ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, authorities have apprehended a former judge and a...

Judge notorious for convicting dissidents appointed İstanbul’s chief prosecutor

Akın Gürlek, a former judge and deputy justice minister known for convicting dissidents in politically motivated trials, has been appointed as the chief public...

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