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EU chiefs pay rare Turkey visit to revamp relations

The European Union's top two officials will be paying a rare visit today to Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan aimed at testing his avowed...

Admirals’ statement hints at tension between Erdoğan, anti-NATO officers

Cevheri Güven A declaration released jointly by 104 retired admirals has brought civilian-military relations and coup speculation back into the limelight in Turkey. The admirals...

ErdoÄŸan accuses former admirals of ‘political coup’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan on Monday accused 104 retired admirals of "hinting at a political coup" by criticizing his plans for a new...

Attorneys call for end to persecution of arrested colleagues in Turkey on lawyers’ day

The Arrested Lawyers Initiative, an advocacy group defending lawyers’ rights, on the occasion of April 5, the Day of the Lawyer in Turkey, released a...

Turkish presidency refuses to renew press cards of 1,371 journalists

Turkey’s Presidential Communications Directorate, which has received 10,486 applications from journalists for the renewal of their press cards, refused to renew the press cards...

Former Turkish lawmakers issue statement in support of admirals’ treaty warning

Dozens of former Turkish lawmakers issued a statement on Monday in support of another statement from retired admirals who criticized a canal project in...

Journalist, women rights activists detained in police raids in SE Turkey

Turkish police have detained a journalist from the Jinnews agency, which run by women and publishes in Kurdish, and women’s rights activists following raids...

Expelled MP detained by police officer whose alleged acts of torture he raised in parliament

A police officer whose alleged torture and maltreatment of detainees was exposed by Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a former lawmaker who was expelled from parliament...

Turkey inflation above 16 percent in test for new central bank chief

Turkey's annual inflation climbed above 16 percent in March for the first time since mid-2019, data showed on Monday, piling pressure on new central...

EU heads seek new chapter with ErdoÄŸan on Turkey visit

The EU's top two officials head to Turkey on Tuesday to lay out to President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan the bloc's conditions for improved ties...

Turkey detains 10 retired admirals over Bosporus treaty warning

Turkey on Monday detained 10 retired admirals after they openly criticized a canal project dear to President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan in a country where...

Court releases 2 students jailed over protests against partisan Boğaziçi rector

An Ä°stanbul court has ruled to release two students who were detained in Ä°stanbul on Feb. 2 during protests against a pro-government figure who...

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