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Opposition alliance 4 points ahead of ruling party alliance in a possible vote: survey

A recent survey has found that public support for an alliance of opposition parties is four points ahead of support for an alliance led...

Naval forces officers among 14 facing detention over alleged Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 14 people including active duty and former naval officers and a civilian due to their alleged links...

Far-right leader accuses medical union of being ‘separatist’ amid healthcare workers’ strike

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has accused the Turkish Medical Association...

Turkish police investigated 106,000 social media accounts in 2021

A total of 106,000 social media accounts in Turkey were investigated in 2021 due to posts found problematic by the authorities, the Security Directorate...

Mayor files complaints against HDP members, journalists over reports about firing of worker

A mayor in northwestern Turkey has filed a complaint against two lawmakers, an official from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and three journalists...

Erdoğan finds new hope for dividing the opposition through Turkey’s infamous ex-PM

Tansu Çiller, Turkey's prime minister from 1993 to 1996 who is associated by many with scandals involving corruption, embezzlement and state-mafia relations, is preparing to...

Germany, Turkey call for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine

NATO allies Turkey and Germany on Monday appealed for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine to open humanitarian corridors for civilian evacuations, Agence France-Presse...

Erdoğan makes U-turn on remarks about doctors amid protests, outrage

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has made a U-turn on remarks targeting the country’s doctors that led to outrage in the medical community last...

Top court finds reduced sentence for man who killed woman for rejecting proposal ‘reasonable’

A board at the Supreme Court of Appeals has found the reduction of a sentence given to a man who was convicted of the...

Bill seeking to reduce Turkey’s 10 percent election threshold submitted to parliament

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), have submitted a bill to parliament that seeks...

Court says killing of Kurdish student by police officer in SE Turkey was ‘legal’

A regional appeals court has ruled that no charges can be leveled against a police officer who shot a Kurdish university student to death...

[ANALYSIS] Why would Ukrainians fleeing the war at home seek shelter in Turkey?

And why would Turkey, a Muslim country where anti-refugee sentiment and hate crimes against migrants and refugees are increasing by the day, agree to...

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