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Row erupts in France over state funding for Milli Görüş mosque

A row has erupted in France over plans to build a mosque in Strasbourg, with the interior ministry on Wednesday accusing the municipal authorities...

Another Syrian refugee in Turkey falls victim to apparent hate crime

Another Syrian refugee in Turkey has become a victim of a hate crime as an unidentified young man who was collecting trash was assaulted...

5 women murdered in Turkey in a day amid protests against withdrawal from Istanbul Convention

At least five women were killed by men in one day amid nationwide protests against Turkey’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a...

Turkey’s Maarif Foundation took over 216 Gülen-linked schools in 44 countries, chairman says

Birol Akgün, chairman of Turkey’s Maarif Foundation, on Monday said during an online meeting that they have taken over 216 schools affiliated with the...

Decision to withdraw from İstanbul Convention made months ago: AKP official

A senior official from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Tuesday told BBC Turkish service that the AKP government started working on...

President Erdoğan to reshuffle cabinet soon, top AKP official says

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will soon make changes to his cabinet, according to a top official from his ruling Justice and Development Party...

Jailed Kurdish leader given prison sentence on Erdoğan insult charges

A court on Monday handed down a prison sentence of three-and-a-half years to Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep...

165 presidential decrees, laws challenged at Turkey’s top court in last 3 years

Turkey’s opposition has challenged 165 presidential decrees and laws passed by parliament at the Constitutional Court since 2018, when the country effectively switched from...

Unseated Turkey opposition lawmaker appeals to top court

A Turkish opposition party lawmaker said Tuesday he had applied to the Constitutional Court to cancel the decision to revoke his seat over a...

[Opinion] How poverty came to Turkey

Türkmen Terzi Turkey was never a country in which poverty came to mind. However, the financial desperation of the Turkish public was clearly visible when 5,217...

By withdrawing from İstanbul Convention, Erdoğan makes good on his promise to Islamists

Cevheri Güven President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s decree announcing Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention, an international treaty to combat violence against women, was released soon...

Turkish women stage sit-in for reinstatement of İstanbul Convention

Dozens of women gathered in central Taksim Square in İstanbul on Monday to stage a protest against Turkey’s withdrawal from an international convention to...

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