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Trial concerning murder of ex-Grey Wolves leader adjourned, widow says coverup underway

The trial concerning the murder of former Grey Wolves leader Sinan Ateş has been adjourned until September 30, fueling accusations from his widow that...

TurkStat executives face complaints on accusations of manipulating inflation data

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has filed criminal complaints against officials at the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) on accusations of misconduct in...

People moving overseas from Turkey increased by 53 percent in 2023: TurkStat

More than 700,000 Turks and foreign nationals left Turkey last year, an increase of 53 percent compared to 2022, the state-run Anadolu news agency...

14 arrested over death of 2 in İzmir due to electric shock during rainstorm

A Turkish court has ruled for the arrest of 14 people as part of an investigation into the death of two people due to...

Turkish Airlines cancels 84 flights after IT outage: state TV

Turkish Airlines announced on Friday it cancelled 84 flights after a global IT outage wreaked havoc on computer systems worldwide, Agence France-Presse reported. The technical...

İstanbul court orders release of remaining 25 May Day protesters

Wednesday’s hearing in the trial of 30 people, 25 of whom were in pretrial detention, for attempting to defy a government ban on holding...

451 civilians in Turkey killed by police since 2007: Report

A total of 451 civilians, including children, have been killed by police from 2007 through the first half of 2024, according to a report...

Opposition lawmaker denies alleged sex tape, bases claim on disputed forensic report

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Mustafa Sarıgül has denied allegations of appearing in a sex tape circulating on social media, saying the...

Greek singer’s concert in İzmir cancelled due to row over Turkish national symbols on stage

A concert by famous Greek pop singer Despina Vandi in İzmir on Wednesday evening has been cancelled over a dispute that erupted when organizers...

Turkey’s top court upholds life sentences of 17 defendants in main coup trial

The Supreme Court of Appeals of Turkey has upheld consecutive life sentences for 17 defendants who were alleged members of a military junta that...

From presidential palace to top court: Erdoğan appoints aide as court’s new member

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed Metin Kıratlı, Turkey’s top bureaucrat serving at Erdoğan’s presidential palace, as a new member of Turkey’s Constitutional Court,...

NGO report documents nearly 4,000 rights violations in east and SE Turkey in first half of 2024

A regional branch of the Human Rights Association (İHD) has released a midyear report on the human rights situation in Turkey’s eastern and southeastern...

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