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Belarusian twins go missing on mountain in central Turkey

Mountain rescue teams are searching for two Belarusian sisters who have been missing since Monday after going climbing in central Turkey, Agence France-Presse reported,...

Int’l press advocacy groups urge Turkish gov’t to withdraw espionage amendment

Prominent international media freedom groups called on the Turkish government to withdraw proposed amendments to an anti-espionage law in Turkey shortly after the government...

Turkey detains 459 over alleged Gülen links in largest operation since cleric’s death

In a significant escalation of an ongoing crackdown on individuals alleged to have links to the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya...

RSF calls on Turkey to lift restrictions on journalists’ X accounts, release jailed editor-in-chief

The German branch of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to restore access to X accounts belonging to journalists Can...

Turkish court begins to hear trial of 20 accused of spying for Mossad

A Turkish court has begun to hear the trial of 20 defendants, 16 of whom are in pretrial detention, on charges of spying for...

Turkish intellectual alleges mistreatment during his arrest following 2016 coup attempt

Ali Bulaç, a veteran journalist and scholar of theology, described violations of his rights while incarcerated in a YouTube interview, describing 22 months behind bars...

759 children under 6 live in Turkish prisons as incarceration rates soar

Turkish prisons currently house 3,690 children aged 12 to 18, including 165 girls. In addition, 759 children under the age of 6 live with...

Turkey’s competition authority approves sale of Hepsiburada to Kazakh Kaspi.kz

The Turkish Competition Authority has approved the sale of popular e-commerce platform Hepsiburada for $1.127 billion to Kazakh fintech holding Kaspi.kz, which made the...

İstanbul court rules for release of journalist Karabay from pretrial detention

An İstanbul court on Monday ruled for the release from pretrial detention of a journalist who was arrested earlier this month over his reports and...

1 million people in Syria left without water, electricity due to Turkish airstrikes: report

Turkish airstrikes in drought-struck northeast Syria have cut off access to electricity and water for more than a million people, in what experts say...

Health, economy greatest sources of risk to safety for Turks, differing from global trends

People in Turkey consider their personal health and the economy, unemployment and high prices in particular, the greatest sources of risk to their personal...

Military school graduates, commanders face disciplinary action over secularist chant: defense ministry

Several graduates and commanders of Turkey’s military academy are facing disciplinary action for organizing a controversial oath ceremony involving a secularist chant, BBC’s Turkish...

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