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Main opposition leader accuses Erdoğan of hypocrisy over Turkey’s role in US-backed Gaza board

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of hypocrisy concerning Palestine after a US-backed Gaza board that...

Sumud flotilla participants arrive in İstanbul after Israeli detention

A Turkish Airlines flight carrying 59 participants of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, including 18 Turkish citizens, arrived in İstanbul late Friday after Israeli...

Turkey releases more than 500 May Day protesters detained in İstanbul

Turkish authorities have released more than 500 protesters detained at May Day rallies in İstanbul, a lawyers’ association said Saturday. Police on Friday broke up...

Turkish police fire tear gas, detain hundreds at İstanbul May Day rallies

Turkish police on Friday used tear gas and detained hundreds of people staging May Day demonstrations in İstanbul, as thousands rallied nationwide. According to the...

Turkish court grants conditional release to 15 defendants in Erdoğan rival’s trial

An İstanbul court on Thursday ordered the conditional release of 15 defendants in a corruption trial involving jailed opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep...

Turkey’s peace initiative with Kurdish militants has been ‘frozen,’ senior PKK figure says

Turkey’s new peace initiative with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has been “frozen,” a senior PKK figure said on Thursday, warning that the...

Cancer drug shortage in Turkey raises treatment concerns

A cancer drug used by tens of thousands of patients in Turkey has been unavailable in pharmacies for several months, raising concerns among doctors...

Israeli-Turkish woman freed from Turkey after US-backed intervention: report

An Israeli-Turkish woman arrested in İstanbul earlier this year left Turkey in February following diplomatic efforts by Israel and the United States, Israel’s N12...

Trustee-run İmamoğlu company fined 40.3 million lira, faces demolition warning

A district municipality in İstanbul controlled by Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has imposed a 40.3 million lira ($895,000) administrative fine on...

Turkey’s wind and solar surpass hydropower but coal remains top power source

Wind and solar generated more electricity than hydropower in Turkey for the first time in 2025, reaching a combined 22 percent share, but coal...

Cost of living for family of 4 in Turkey hits $2,493, far exceeding minimum wage

A family of four in Turkey needs TL 112,660 ($2,493) a month to cover essential expenses, more than four times the minimum wage of...

Journalist faces probe for ‘derogatory’ remark targeting former main opposition leader

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into journalist and writer Mine Kırıkkanat over a social media post in which she used a "derogatory" expression...

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