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Erdoğan’s far-right ally says engagement with Turkey is to Assad’s benefit

The leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has called for renewed dialogue between Turkey and...

9 arrested for confronting Erdoğan about ongoing trade with Israel

Nine protesters were arrested after interrupting a speech last week by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the TRT World Forum in İstanbul, accusing the...

Turkey removes another Kurdish mayor from office

The Turkish Interior Ministry, which has recently increased its pressure on opposition-run municipalities, has removed another Kurdish mayor from his post due to his...

Erdoğan trades barbs with former CHP leader, who accused him of being a ‘thief’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and former Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu engaged in a sharp exchange on X, with Erdoğan accusing...

Germany indicts man for passing information about Erdoğan critics to Turkish intelligence

Federal prosecutors in Germany have charged a Turkish national with espionage, alleging he spied on a group of Turkish nationals who fled a political...

Syrian rebels control ‘most of’ Aleppo city: rights group

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Saturday that rebels now control the major part of Aleppo city, reporting Russian airstrikes on...

Turkey investigates main opposition leader for ‘targeting’ controversial prosecutor

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Özgür Özel, leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), for his recent remarks targeting İstanbul’s...

Mob boss meeting with far-right killer hints at plan to curb nationalist unrest over possible PKK talks

A recent meeting between notorious mob boss Alaattin Çakıcı and Ogün Samast, the convicted murderer of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink, has ignited speculation about...

Merkel says EU couldn’t have curbed migration without Turkey deal in her newly released book

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel says in her newly released book that European Union efforts to control migration would have been impossible without cooperation...

Turkish gov’t cuts public funds in fresh blow to opposition-run municipalities

The Turkish government has introduced new measures to cut public funds to municipalities and their subsidiaries to offset their outstanding debts, according to a...

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party seeks meeting with jailed PKK leader after new call from far-right politician

The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in Turkey has applied to the Justice Ministry for permission to meet with the jailed...

Turkey’s CHP seeks intel support to prevent ‘terrorist’ infiltration of party, draws criticism

Özgür Özel, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), announced that his party requested intelligence support from the National Intelligence Organization...

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