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Turkey’s top judicial board is under ‘complete’ executive control: Venice Commission

The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s advisory body on constitutional matters, stated in a recent report that the powers of the president and...

Turkey sees doubling of monthly Syrian refugee returns in a single day after Assad’s fall: minister

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has stated that the monthly average of Syrian refugees voluntarily returning home doubled in a single day following the...

UK police charge six over links to outlawed Kurdish group PKK

UK police on Tuesday said they had charged six people with being members of a "proscribed terrorist group" following an investigation into suspected activity...

Erdoğan says Turkey not seeking to expand reach in Syria

Turkey has no interest in expanding its reach into Syria, with its cross-border operations only aimed at defending the country from "terror attacks,” Agence...

Turkey to reopen Syria border post for returning refugees: Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday pledged to reopen a border post on Turkey's southern frontier with Syria to facilitate the return of refugees...

Collapse of Assad regime triggers exodus of Syrian refugees from Turkey

Hundreds of Syrian refugees in Turkey have begun to go to the border gates to return to their country following the announcement of the...

Activists arrested for protesting Erdoğan’s Israel trade file complaints alleging ill-treatment

Nine pro-Palestinian activists, recently held in pretrial detention for several days for protesting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over Turkey’s alleged ongoing trade with Israel,...

In search of brother: Homeward bound Syrian heads for Turkey border

Wearing a navy blue down jacket and carrying a small suitcase, Alikabor looks like any other regular international traveler, but early on Monday, he...

Turkey informed about rebels’ plan for major offensive in Syria 6 months ago: report

An alliance of Syrian rebel groups communicated to Turkey six months ago plans for a major offensive that has resulted in the collapse of...

Turkish prosecutors investigate neo-nationalist leader for praising Assad regime

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Doğu Perinçek, the founder and chairman of the neo-nationalist Homeland Party (VP), for his recent remarks praising the Bashar al-Assad regime and referring...

Six Turkish soldiers killed in helicopter training accident

Six Turkish soldiers died Monday when two helicopters collided during a training exercise in the southwestern Isparta province, the authorities said. "Two helicopters collided during...

26 killed as Turkish-backed Syrian groups attack Kurdish-held area in north

At least 26 combatants were killed Sunday as Turkish-backed Syrian fighters launched an offensive on the northern Manbij area, days after seizing a Kurdish-held...

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