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Turkish Consulate General in Aleppo reopens after 13-year closure

Turkey has resumed its diplomatic activities at its consulate general in Aleppo, the second-largest city in Syria, after a 13-year hiatus, the state-run Anadolu...

İstanbul’s opposition mayor investigated for targeting prosecutor amid crackdown on his party

In the latest episode of an ongoing crackdown on Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), an investigation has been launched into popular İstanbul...

Syria’s Kurds say 4 civilians killed in Turkish attack

Syria's semi-autonomous Kurdish administration accused Turkey of killing four civilians in the Manbij area, where clashes have raged for weeks over control of a...

Erdoğan is behaving like a mob boss, says main opposition leader

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of behaving like a “political mob boss” after the...

7 migrants drown off Turkey’s western coast

Seven migrants drowned in the Aegean Sea off the western coast of Turkey after falling overboard when the authorities tried to intercept their boat,...

Turkey’s alcohol tax under scrutiny after bootleg liquor deaths

With 38 dead in four days and 46 receiving hospital treatment after drinking bootleg liquor in İstanbul, the politically-charged debate over Turkey's soaring alcohol...

Turkey’s unrelenting rights violations against Gülen movement continue: HRW

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) World Report 2025 has documented extensive human rights abuses in Turkey, including continued crackdowns on alleged members of the Gülen...

[UPDATE] Turkey removes mayor of opposition stronghold from office after arrest

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has removed the mayor of the Beşiktaş district of İstanbul, one of the strongholds of the main opposition Republican People’s Party...

Rubio warns against Erdoğan abusing transition of power in US against Syrian Kurds

Senator Marco Rubio, the nominee for US secretary of state in the Donald Trump administration, has said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan should not...

New ‘cybersecurity’ law in Turkey could criminalize reporting on data leaks

A bill regulating cybersecurity passed by Turkey’s parliamentary defense committee on Friday could make it a criminal offense to report on data breaches if...

Turkish Airlines says to resume flights to Damascus on January 23

Turkish Airlines said Wednesday that it would resume flights to Damascus from January 23 after more than a decade, following the fall of Syrian...

Syria will not let its lands be used to threaten Turkey: FM

Syria will never allow its territory to be used as a staging ground for threats against Turkey, its top diplomat said Wednesday after talks...

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