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Israeli FM seeks better ties with Kurds as Turkey mulls peace with PKK

At a time when there is talk of the launch of a new peace process in Turkey aimed at disarming the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’...

Turkish courts arrest 33 for protesting removal of elected mayors

Turkish courts have arrested 33 of more than 250 people who were detained during demonstrations against the removal of three mayors in the Kurdish-majority...

[ANALYSIS] Greek Cypriot leader’s historic White House visit highlights shift in relations with Turkey

Fatih Yurtsever* A recent visit paid by Greek Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides to the White House, the first official invitation extended to a Greek Cypriot...

78-year-old mother of businessman sought over Gülen links begins prison sentence

Melek İpek, the 78-year-old mother of Turkish tycoon Akın İpek, currently living in exile, was detained in Ankara on Saturday to begin serving a...

Açık Radyo to return as internet station after controversial closure

İstanbul’s Açık Radyo (Open Radio), whose broadcasts were silenced last month by Turkish authorities after a guest spoke on air about “Armenian genocide,” will...

Greece, Turkey agree to continue efforts to improve ties

The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey agreed on Friday to continue efforts to improve relations, attempting to boost trade and seek common ground...

Turkey’s central bank raises inflation forecast to 44 percent

Turkey's central bank on Friday raised its inflation forecast for this year and the next, as consumer price increases have slowed less than expected...

Organizers cancel İstanbul film festival over ‘Queer’ ban

Organizers of an İstanbul film festival announced its cancellation Thursday to protest a local authority ban on the screening of "Queer,” starring former "James...

İstanbul mayor rejects possibility of his removal from office amid speculation

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has ruled out the prospect of his removal from office and replacement with a government official amid speculation that emerged...

Defendant in murder trial claims uncle killed 8-year-old for witnessing affair with mother

A murder trial related to the death of an 8-year-old girl whose body was found 19 days after she went missing in August in...

Turkish FM to visit Greece on Friday

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is set to visit Athens on Friday for discussions with Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis, the Hürriyet Daily News...

Egypt joins Turkey’s call to UN for arms embargo on Israel

Egypt has joined a call led by Turkey and backed by dozens of countries urging the United Nations to halt arms deliveries to Israel,...

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