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European Parliament to urge EU sanctions on Turkey’s justice minister: MEP

A European Parliament report scheduled for a vote on June 17 will urge the European Union to consider targeted human rights sanctions against Turkish...

İstanbul conference calls for linking Kurdish peace effort to democratic reform

A two-day conference bringing together Kurdish politicians, rights advocates, academics and writers opened in İstanbul on Saturday with calls to link Turkey’s Kurdish peace...

Turkish prosecutor sentenced to more than 11 years for shooting woman judge

A Turkish court on Friday sentenced a prosecutor to 11 years, eight months in prison for attempting to murder a woman judge by shooting...

Patriarch Bartholomew says minorities should not be hostages to Turkish-Greek disputes

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I has said minorities in Turkey and Greece should not be treated as hostages to political disputes between the two countries,...

Turkey detains 29, appoints trustees to major poultry producers in price-fixing probe

Turkish police detained 29 people on Friday in an investigation into alleged unfair price increases in the poultry sector, while supervisory trustees were appointed...

Campaign groups urge COP31 hosts Turkey, Australia to ‘lead by example’ on fossil fuels

Nearly 100 campaign groups on Friday called on COP31 climate summit co-hosts Turkey and Australia to “lead by example” by reducing their reliance on...

[OPINION] The World Cup begins: football on the pitch, politics at the border

Adem Yavuz Arslan* As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off across the United States, Canada and Mexico, it is worth remembering a simple truth:...

Trump says Israel-Turkey conflict unlikely as long as he is president because ‘Erdoğan respects me’

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he did not expect a conflict between Israel and Turkey while he is in office, citing his personal...

Allies of ousted CHP leader quit Party Council in bid to force extraordinary congress

Allies of ousted main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel resigned en masse from the party’s top decision-making body on Thursday in...

[OPINION] Before NATO leaders shake Erdoğan’s hand, they should read this testimony

Abdülhamit Bilici* As Turkey prepares to host next month’s NATO summit and welcome leaders of the alliance’s democracies, they should spend three minutes reading the...

Turkey tops ECtHR docket with 23,050 pending applications

Turkey accounted for 40.6 percent of all applications pending before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) at the end of May, with 23,050...

BYD puts Turkey factory project on hold, makes Hungary top priority: report

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has put on hold plans to build a factory in Turkey, delaying a planned $1 billion investment in the...

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