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3 journalists briefly detained in Turkey over İstanbul prosecutor story

Three journalists from the online version of left-leaning newspaper Birgün have been briefly detained for questioning under anti-terror legislation over a story linked to...

Turkey’s spy chief in Tehran for talks on ‘terror threats’

Turkey's spy chief İbrahim Kalın has held talks in Tehran with his Iranian counterpart to discuss the fight against "terror" groups and the situation...

Turkish authorities deny permit for main opposition party’s pro-Palestine march

Turkish authorities denied the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) a permit to hold a pro-Palestinian march and rally at İstanbul’s Galata Bridge on...

9 defendants sentenced to life in retrial over assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist

A Turkish court has sentenced nine defendants to life in prison in the retrial of public officials accused of complicity in the 2007 assassination...

Erdoğan applauds EU plan to ease Syria sanctions in phone call with Macron

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday hailed a European Union decision to begin easing sanctions on Syria after the toppling of Bashar al-Assad, in...

Crackdown on Kurds continues amid ongoing peace talks with PKK

Turkish authorities’ crackdown on Kurds, including political figures and journalists, is continuing amid ongoing peace talks between Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK),...

Kavala links arrest of celebrity manager to ongoing effort to criminalize Gezi Park protests

Jailed businessman and rights activist Osman Kavala has said that the recent arrest of a celebrity manager over her alleged involvement in the anti-government...

650,000 people still living in container cities in Turkey 2 years after powerful earthquakes

Nearly 650,000 people are still living in container cities two years after powerful earthquakes struck 11 provinces in southern and southeastern Turkey on February...

Two years on, families struggle with the unknown fate of missing earthquake victims

Two years after the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey on February 6, 2023, families of missing victims are still searching for their loved ones,...

[OPINION] Trump paralyzed the US system: Can the world recover from the shock?

Tarık Toros* To make sense of the world today, we need to go beyond headlines and examine the deeper forces driving events. The role of...

Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since earthquake disaster

Thousands of survivors held torchlit vigils across southern Turkey at 4:17 am Thursday, expressing pain and anger as they marked the exact moment two...

[OPINION] How corruption became a national security threat for Turkey

Adem Yavuz Arslan* On February 2 The Wall Street Journal published a bombshell report detailing how billions of dollars flowed among Turkey, Russia and the...

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