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Alleged sexual abuse of minor sparks anger, attacks on Syrian refugees in SE Turkey

Allegations of the sexual abuse of a minor have triggered a new wave of hatred and hostility against Syrian refugees in Turkey's southeastern Şanlıurfa...

Ukraine port ship reaches Istanbul despite Russian blockade

A civilian cargo ship sailing from Ukraine reached Istanbul on Thursday in defiance of a Moscow blockade that sent tensions soaring after Russia opened...

Sputnik Turkish employees go on strike over unmet demands

Employees from the Turkish bureau of Russian state-owned news agency and radio broadcast service Sputnik went on strike after their demands for a pay...

Top appeals court upholds 124-year sentence for young man over Kobani protests

Turkey’s top appeals court has upheld a prison sentence of 124 years handed down to a 23-year-old man for allegedly taking part in street...

Survey shows İstanbul mayor winning re-election against all possible AKP candidates

İstanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is likely to secure re-election against all possible candidates to be nominated by the ruling Justice and Development Party...

Turkey’s foreign ministry to recruit new staff without state exam requirement

The Turkish Foreign Ministry will hire 110 new staff members to fill vacant positions without the requirement to have first taken the State Personnel...

[OPINION] Is Turkey witnessing a resurgence of its ‘deep state’?

Türkmen Terzi Recent strategic changes within Turkey’s National Police Force and Supreme Military Council (YAŞ) have fueled concerns about a resurgence of the country’s shadowy...

Rights activists, opposition politicians slam arrest of disabled man convicted of Gülen links

The recent imprisonment of an elderly man who is almost totally disabled over his conviction of links to the faith-based Gülen movement has attracted...

Turkey’s public budget swings to surplus after July tax increases: report

Turkey’s public budget swung to a surplus in July, after tax increases on a wide range of essential goods boosted the government’s revenues, Bloomberg...

Turkey’s nationalist opposition urges authorities to cancel planned liturgy at Sümela Monastery

Turkey's nationalist opposition İYİ (Good) Party has urged authorities to cancel the Divine Liturgy scheduled by the İstanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarchate at the historic Sümela...

14 female inmates in Ankara prison not released despite completion of sentences

Fourteen female inmates at Sincan Women's Prison in Ankara are not being released despite having served their sentences due to decisions on the part...

German Left Party MP briefly detained in Turkey due to social media posts

Gökay Akbulut, a member of the German parliament from the Left Party, was detained upon her arrival at an airport in southern Turkey due...

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