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Turkey marks anniversary of deadly hotel fire amid calls for justice

Families and residents gathered in freezing temperatures early Wednesday to commemorate the 78 people who died in a hotel fire in northwestern Turkey a...

[UPDATE] French journalist detained in İstanbul during protests released

A French journalist detained for covering a pro-Kurdish protest in İstanbul who was facing possible deportation has been released, he told Agence France-Presse on...

Foreign Minister Fidan to represent Turkey on Trump’s Board of Peace: Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday that Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will represent Turkey on US President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace,”...

Turkey’s far-right leader warns Syria tensions risk derailing peace process after flag incident

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party, has warned that rising tensions linked to developments in Syria could derail Turkey’s peace process...

Erdoğan to soon decide on joining Trump’s Board of Peace initiative

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will soon decide whether to join US President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace,” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has...

Police clash with pro-Kurdish protesters at Turkey-Syria border over Damascus offensive

Turkish police clashed with pro-Kurdish protesters on Tuesday at the Turkey-Syria border after the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) mobilized supporters in...

3 public officials acquitted in Turkey hotel collapse case, others avoid jail

A Turkish court has acquitted three public officials and sentenced three others to prison in a case examining the role of municipal officials in...

Hrant Dink commemorated in İstanbul 19 years after his murder

Hundreds of people gathered in İstanbul on Monday to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the killing of Hrant Dink, the Armenian-Turkish journalist who was...

Turkey’s diplomatic protocol under the spotlight after US ambassador meeting

A photograph showing US Ambassador Tom Barrack seated in the defense minister’s office has sparked a controversy in Turkey, with critics arguing that the...

Turkish gov’t says Syria deal thwarted ‘coup attempt’ against Ankara’s peace process with PKK

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has welcomed a new agreement between Syria’s government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), saying the...

Jailed PKK leader calls Syria clashes attempt to ‘sabotage’ peace talks

Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), said recent deadly clashes in Syria between government forces and Kurdish fighters appear...

[OPINION] Turkey after Erdoğan: A country, a family and an inevitable reckoning

Adem Yavuz Arslan* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is no longer just a politician who has ruled Turkey since 2002. He is the architect of a system...

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