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92 detained in week of operations targeting Gülen movement

Turkish authorities detained 92 people in a week of nationwide raids targeting alleged members of the faith-based Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced...

[OPINION] Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Turkey: warm optics, cold realities

Adem Yavuz Arslan* Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Turkey has been wrapped in the language of peace, unity and dialogue. Official ceremonies, symbolic gestures in...

Pope and Orthodox leader mark early Christian milestone in İznik

Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I gathered in the western Turkish town of İznik on Friday to mark the 1,700th anniversary of...

İstanbul court acquits 87 over protests after İmamoğlu’s detention

A Turkish court on Friday acquitted 87 people who were tried for taking part in protests that erupted after İstanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu,...

Turkey seen as likely destination if Maduro seeks exile: report

Turkey has emerged as the most plausible refuge for Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro if he chooses to leave Caracas under growing US pressure, including...

Justice minister denies UAE link in İstanbul espionage probe

Turkey’s justice minister has said suspects detained this week as part of an espionage investigation in İstanbul have no connection to the United Arab...

Pope urges Turkey to play regional mediator role on first overseas trip

Pope Leo XIV began a four-day visit to Turkey on Thursday, urging Ankara to embrace its role as a mediator in a world gripped...

Turkish court acquits 4 journalists who stood trial over İstanbul protests

A Turkish court on Thursday acquitted four journalists who were on trial over mass demonstrations in İstanbul in March, a case that drew condemnation...

[OPINION] A peace process without ownership: Erdoğan’s gamble on İmralı talks

Ömer Murat* In a move shrouded in secrecy and political maneuvering, three members of the Turkish Parliament from a special parliamentary commission met with Abdullah...

Turkey signs $6.5 billion in contracts to expand ‘Steel Dome’ air defense system

Turkish defense contractors have signed $6.5 billion in contracts to strengthen and further develop the country’s integrated “Steel Dome” air defense system, the state-run...

Court convicts Turkish journalist of ‘threatening’ Erdoğan

A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced a popular political journalist and commentator to more than four years in prison for "threatening" President Recep Tayyip...

Turkey’s candidate to lead INTERPOL tied to political Red Notice attempt: report

Turkey’s candidate to lead INTERPOL has come under new scrutiny after The Telegraph published a special report alleging that he advised police on how...

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