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Secularism in Ankara vs. Ottoman nostalgia in Cape Town: the paradox of Turkey’s foreign policy

Türkmen Terzi  Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu paid a visit to South Africa last week, unusual timing since the country does not typically receive high-profile...

Trial for murder of 3 members of Kurdish family starts

A Turkish court has begun the trial for the murder of three members of the Kurdish Şenyaşar family, who were allegedly killed by people...

Russians were top foreign buyers of houses in Turkey in 2022

Turkish home sales to foreigners rose by 15.2 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) showed...

Germany warns Turkey over AKP MP’s ‘hate speech’ targeting PKK members, Gülenists

The German Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the Turkish ambassador to issue a warning after a ruling party lawmaker’s “hate speech” in Germany targeting...

Controversial defense group’s commercial during program featuring opposition leader sparks debate

The airing of a commercial for SADAT International Defense Consultancy, a controversial company linked to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, during a program on...

Labor and Freedom Alliance holds first election rally in İstanbul

An alliance of left-wing parties in Turkey including the country’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) held their first election rally in İstanbul on Sunday,...

AKP MP faces barrage of complaints in Germany for his call to ‘destroy’ PKK members, Gülenists

Scores of criminal complaints have been filed in Germany against a lawmaker from Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) who called for the...

[ANALYSIS] NATO-EU ties strengthen as Turkey drifts away from the West

Fatih Yurtsever* Russia’s war on Ukraine has changed the geopolitical landscape and is likely to change the Euro-Atlantic security environment significantly. Facing security risks posed...

Turkey arrests journalist detained on Working Journalists Day

A Turkish court has ruled for the arrest of a journalist who was detained on Jan. 10, celebrated as Working Journalists Day in Turkey,...

US reiterates its opposition to Turkey’s normalization with Assad

The US State Department has once again voiced its opposition to a potential normalization of ties between the Turkish government and the regime of...

Turkey lashes out at Kurdish group in Sweden over controversial Erdoğan tweet

Turkey on Thursday condemned a video posted by a Kurdish group in Sweden calling President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a "dictator" and showing him swinging...

Turkey sees tightened government control in run-up to elections: HRW

Turkey’s government has increased its censorship powers and targeted perceived critics and opponents with bogus criminal proceedings and prison sentences in advance of the...

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