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Poll shows AKP vote at 25 pct, Erdoğan losing presidency to each of 4 potential rivals

The Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has been ruling Turkey as a single-party government since 2002, would have received a nationwide vote of...

Turkish investment app founder surrenders to authorities in Brazil

Mehmet Aydın, who allegedly defrauded thousands of Turks of millions of dollars via an online investment app, has surrendered to law enforcement in Sao...

Most foundations granted tax exemption under AKP rule are pro-gov’t: report

The majority of the 105 foundations in Turkey that have been granted exemptions from taxes since 2002, when the ruling Justice and Development Party...

Turkish Parliament receives proceedings against 20 MPs including opposition leader

The Turkish Parliament has received summaries of proceedings to remove the parliamentary immunity of 20 opposition lawmakers including the leader of the main opposition...

Kılıçdaroğlu posts tweets in 4 languages to deter foreign investment in Kanal İstanbul

Main opposition Republican’s People Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said that any loans made to Turkey by international investors in Kanal İstanbul, a proposed...

Turkish first lady suggests smaller meal portions, grocery lists to prevent food waste

Turkey’s first lady, Emine Erdoğan, who in recent years came under fire for carrying a $50,000 handbag, suggested ways to avoid wasting food at...

Top court rules Turkey violated rights of jailed former lawmaker

Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a former pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker and a...

Turkey reported first COVID-19 case 2 months after outbreak, documentary reveals

A volunteer journalist collective has cited in its latest documentary claims by a Turkish doctor and a senior bureaucrat that Turkey’s Health Ministry announced...

Turkey exits treaty combatting violence against women

Turkey on Thursday formally exited a treaty combatting femicide and domestic abuse, in a controversial move by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned by the...

Russia says reassured by Turkey about controversial canal

Russia on Wednesday said Turkey had reassured it that a planned canal aimed at easing traffic on the Bosporus would not lead to a...

Qatari military aircraft given diplomatic clearance by Ankara, will use Turkish airspace, airbases

A new technical arrangement between Turkey and Qatar deepens military cooperation between the two nations, allowing Doha to use Turkish airbases and airspace, giving...

Opposition slams Erdoğan for exempting presidency from new austerity measures

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has attracted criticism from opposition politicians for keeping the presidency, which according to local reports spends TL 10 million...

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