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[UPDATE] Turkey detains 2 journalists after live filming near air base hosting US forces

Turkish police detained two journalists after they filmed and livestreamed near İncirlik Air Base, a Turkish military facility that also hosts US forces under...

58 percent of Turks support regime change in Iran: survey

Some 58 percent of adults in Turkey said they support replacing Iran’s government, according to a January public opinion survey by MetroPOLL Research. https://twitter.com/ozersencar1/status/2027699264004956282?s=20 The poll...

Iranians in İstanbul jittery but jubilant at US, Israeli strikes

Iranians living in exile in Turkey say they are worried for relatives back home, but some are also hopeful after the United States and...

Opposition mayor among 9 detained by Turkish gendarmerie

Turkish gendarmes have detained Tanju Özcan, the mayor of Turkey’s northwestern Bolu province from the main opposition party, as part of an investigation into...

Turkish Airlines suspends flights to 10 Middle East countries after US, Israeli strikes on Iran

Turkish Airlines suspended flights to 10 countries in the Middle East on Saturday after Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, prompting...

Basic monthly expenses for a family of 4 in Turkey hit $2,399 in February

A family of four in Turkey now needs 105,425 Turkish lira ($2,399) a month to cover basic expenses such as food, housing, transportation, education...

3 soldiers arrested in drug probe at Turkish Air Force academy in İstanbul

Three of nine soldiers detained as part of a drug investigation at the Air Force Academy in İstanbul have been arrested, while six were...

Turkish lawmaker’s remarks at German iftar seen as call to vote against Greens’ Özdemir

Remarks by a lawmaker from Turkey's ruling party at a diaspora iftar, or fast-breaking dinner, in Germany have been interpreted as an indirect appeal...

Jailed PKK founder says door open to ‘new political era’ a year after call to give up arms

Jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) founder Abdullah Öcalan said Friday that Turkey and its Kurdish population could be entering “a new political era,” marking...

Turkey fines YouTube over removal of journalist’s Gaza videos

The Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey (TİHEK) fined YouTube 204,285 lira ($4,655), after ruling that the platform discriminated against a Turkish journalist...

Islamic song goes viral in Turkey, sparks fresh debate over religious symbols in public life

A religious song that went viral on Turkish social media around the new year has moved from phones into public schools and state-linked events,...

4 activists indicted over ill-treatment allegations after Israel trade protest

Turkish prosecutors have indicted four pro-Palestinian activists who protested trade with Israel during a forum attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in İstanbul, accusing...

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