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6 more detained in Turkey’s expanding drug investigation targeting celebrities

Six more people, including a well-known actor and a pop singer, have been detained as part of an expanding drug investigation led by the...

Prosecutor shoots female judge at İstanbul courthouse

A female judge was shot Tuesday at an İstanbul courthouse by a public prosecutor, who was prevented from firing a second shot by a...

İmamoğlu ordered to pay damages to Erdoğan over remarks on assets seizure

A Turkish court has ordered Ekrem İmamoğlu, İstanbul’s jailed mayor and the main opposition’s presidential candidate, to pay 150,000 Turkish lira ($3,500) in non-pecuniary...

PKK says Aleppo clashes aimed to derail Turkey peace talks

Deadly clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters in Syria were an attempt to sabotage peace moves between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers' Party...

Two Turkish tourists killed in armed attack in Ethiopia

Two Turkish tourists and their Ethiopian driver have been killed by armed herders in southwestern Ethiopia, regional authorities said late on Monday, describing the...

Turkey jails another member of prominent Boydak family over alleged Gülen links

Turkish authorities have jailed Elif Boydak Bozdağ, another member of one of the country’s most prominent business families, after Turkey’s top appeals court upheld...

Over 70 violations against Kurdish language and culture recorded in Turkey in 2025: report

At least 70 violations targeting Kurdish language and culture were documented in Turkey in 2025, spanning public spaces, media, arts and prisons, according to...

Erdoğan’s party says Kurdish fighters sought to derail Turkey peace process amid Aleppo unrest

Recent deadly clashes in Syria's Aleppo were an attempt by Kurdish fighters to sabotage Turkey's efforts to end a decades-long conflict with the outlawed...

Turkey arrests 40 journalists in 2025, 57 sentenced in ongoing cases: report

A total of 105 journalists were detained in Turkey in 2025, with 40 arrested and 57 sentenced in cases concluded during the year, the...

Turkey detains 132 in latest operations over alleged Gülen links

Turkish authorities have detained 132 people in two separate operations across multiple provinces in the latest wave of a years-long crackdown on alleged members...

Turkey tops Europe in construction-related land loss

Turkey has lost more land to construction than any other European country over the past six years, according to a new report by the...

Jailed İstanbul mayor says a presidential race without him would end Erdoğan’s legitimacy

Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main opposition’s declared presidential candidate, said a national vote in which he cannot run “would be an election...

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