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İstanbul mayor challenges gov’t to uphold his conviction to relieve pressure on party

A defiant Ekrem İmamoğlu, the popular mayor of İstanbul, has called on the government to ensure that his conviction in a politically charged trial...

19 dead after drinking bootleg alcohol in İstanbul

Nineteen people who drank tainted alcohol in İstanbul have died in the past 48 hours, with dozens more being treated for poisoning, Agence France-Presse...

Russian FM Lavrov accuses US of seeking to sabotage TurkStream gas pipeline

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday accused the United States of planning to sabotage the TurkStream gas pipeline, which carries Russian gas to...

Turkey’s chief rabbi dies at 85

Turkey's Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva, who led the country's Jewish community for more than two decades, has died, Agence France-Presse reported, citing its leadership...

Syrian foreign minister to visit Turkey on Wednesday

Syria's foreign minister said he would visit Turkey on Wednesday on the first official trip to the country since Islamist-backed rebels toppled president Bashar al-Assad...

Mayor of CHP stronghold in İstanbul detained in bid-rigging investigation

Turkish police on Monday detained the mayor of the Beşiktaş district of İstanbul, one of the strongholds of the main opposition Republican People’s Party...

Turkey arrests 2 Kurdish co-mayors, replaces them with trustee

Two co-mayors from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in the Akdeniz district of southern Mersin province who were detained on...

Russia accuses Ukraine of targeting infrastructure of gas pipeline to Turkey

Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on infrastructure of the TurkStream gas pipeline, which carries Russian gas to Europe via...

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party meets with imprisoned ex-leader

A delegation from Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) met Saturday with the jailed former chairman of its predecessor, the Peoples'...

Turkish foreign minister to take part in Syria talks in Riyadh

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will attend a meeting on Syria in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Sunday, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency...

Turkish authorities detained 147 people over alleged PKK links in 10 days: minister

Turkish authorities detained 147 individuals in 10 days of operations targeting alleged members and supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the interior...

Gazprom employees rush to learn Turkish as company moves away from Europe: report

Employees of Russian energy giant Gazprom who service the Nord Stream and TurkStream gas pipelines are hurriedly learning Turkish and have largely departed the...

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