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İstanbul court adjourns surreal terror trial, releases 11 out of 19 jailed defendants

An İstanbul court on Friday ordered the release from jail of 11 out of 19 defendants in an ongoing trial in which high school...

Turkish opposition leader downplays claims about high-rise in NYC mayor’s indictment, sparks backlash

The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party has attracted a storm of criticism and anger for standing behind the Turkish government despite claims of...

Indictment against NYC mayor cites corrupt dealings with Turkish gov’t

US federal prosecutors have indicted New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the subject of a federal investigation partly due to his alleged corrupt dealings...

US most popular destination for young Turks amid growing brain drain: TurkStat

The brain drain rate among graduates of institutions of higher learning in Turkey increased to 2 percent in 2023 from 1.6 percent in 2015,...

Turkey ranks second globally in requests for content removal from X

In the first transparency report issued under CEO Elon Musk’s ownership, X (formerly Twitter) revealed that Turkey ranked second only to Japan in government...

Prosecutor seeks 88,000 years for Turkish Farm Bank game founder for defrauding gamers

A prosecutor has demanded a prison sentence of more than 88,000 years for Mehmet Aydın, who allegedly defrauded thousands of Turks of millions of...

Erdoğan’s advisor claims Israel will attack Turkey

Yiğit Bulut, a senior advisor to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has claimed that Israel is planning to attack Turkey, attracting criticism from within...

Turkish gov’t dismisses political influence on judiciary in Kavala conviction

The Turkish government has told the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) that there was no government influence over the courts that sentenced businessman...

Turkish court arrests Australian woman for alleged links to PKK

An İstanbul court has ruled for the arrest of an Australian woman who was detained last week on charges of links to the outlawed...

Italian NGO intervenes in ECtHR case of Turkish worker convicted of Gülen links

The Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU) has, as a third-party intervener, challenged the conviction of a Turkish construction worker on terrorism charges due...

Rights groups urge investigation into mistreatment of man held for policewoman’s killing

Several human rights groups have called for an investigation into the mistreatment of 19-year-old suspect Yunus Emre Geçti, who was detained for the fatal...

Expert report on ex-Grey Wolves leader’s assassination debunks defendants’ claims

An expert report in the case of the assassination of former Grey Wolves leader Sinan Ateş concludes that all bullets that killed Ateş came...

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