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Fire destroys 355-year-old mosque on İstanbul’s Bosporus

The Vaniköy Mosque, a 355-year-old wooden mosque located on the Bosporus in İstanbul, was destroyed in a fire on Sunday, according to Turkish media...

İstanbul mayor faces investigation over objections to Kanal İstanbul

An investigation has been launched into Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of İstanbul from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), due to his opposition...

Erdoğan reappoints 2 bureaucrats dismissed by former minister, son-in-law Albayrak

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reappointed two bureaucrats to new positions after they were dismissed from the Treasury and Finance Ministry by his...

Turkish judges board says review of Kavala’s arrest records ‘general and routine’ practice

The Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), Turkey’s top judicial body, has said in a statement that its recent request to review records related...

Turkish prosecutor seeks to lift immunity of main opposition leader over MHP complaint

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has prepared a summary of proceedings against Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP),...

Religious cult leader faces 1,365 years in prison

A prosecutor in a court case against a religious cult has demanded up to 1,365 years in prison for cult leader Adnan Oktar on...

Turkey’s top judicial body demands names of judges, prosecutors who unlawfully arrested Kavala

The Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), Turkey’s top judicial body, has demanded the names of judges and prosecutors involved in court decisions to...

Turkey denies coronavirus testing to contacts without symptoms

Individuals who have been in contact with persons who tested positive for the coronavirus will be denied testing if they are exhibiting no symptoms...

Foreign COVID-19 patients traveling to Turkey in private air ambulances for treatment

At a time when Turkey’s hospitals and healthcare workers are overwhelmed by a surge in the number of coronavirus patients, Turkey has been accepting...

63,000 people prosecuted on Erdoğan insult charges over 5 years

Cases were launched into a total of 63,041 people on charges of insulting the president over the past five years, beginning with the election...

Deputy mayor suspended due to alleged use of PKK symbols in İstanbul playground

Süleyman Gevezoğlu, the deputy mayor of İstanbul's Küçükçekmece District Municipality, was suspended after prosecutors launched an investigation into the design of a playground in...

Nationwide support for AKP below 30 percent: MetroPoll survey

The Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has been ruling Turkey as a single-party government since 2002, would have had a nationwide vote of...

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