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[OPINION] How the case against İstanbul’s mayor signals Turkey’s democratic erosion

Adem Yavuz Arslan* The new indictment of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, along with a series of coordinated administrative and political moves, may appear on the...

Suspected street food poisoning kills mother, two children in İstanbul

Two children and their mother have died and the father is fighting for his life after eating street food at a popular İstanbul tourist...

Turkish firefighting plane crashes in Croatia, killing pilot

A Turkish firefighting plane crashed in Croatia on Thursday, killing its pilot as it attempted to return to Turkey, the country’s forestry minister said. https://twitter.com/ibrahimyumakli/status/1989041591386775830?s=20 Forestry...

Epstein asked Tom Barrack, now US ambassador to Turkey, in 2016 to ‘send photos of you and child’

The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Wednesday released a 2016 email in which Jeffrey Epstein told Tom Barrack, now serving...

From TV screens to diplomacy, Bangladesh–Turkey ties deepen

In a recording studio in Dhaka, voiceover artist Rubaiya Matin Gity dubs the latest Turkish soap opera to become a megahit in Bangladesh --...

Turkey suspends C-130 flights after fatal plane crash

Turkey suspended flights by its C-130 military cargo planes as a precautionary measure a day after one crashed in neighboring Georgia, killing all 20...

Turkey again ranks 10th globally in organized crime index, lags in resilience

Turkey has maintained its position as one of the world’s most criminalized countries, ranking 10th out of 193 nations in the 2025 Global Organized...

İstanbul mayor says indictment seeking to jail him for 2,430 years is built on lies

İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, on Wednesday rejected what he called a “fabricated” indictment seeking a record sentence of up to 2,430 years in...

Senior PKK figure rules out revival of group, says ‘there’s no going back’

A senior leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has ruled out any return to the militant group’s former structure, saying it has...

Turkish court orders release of jailed opposition mayor Özer

A Turkish court on Tuesday ordered the release of Ahmet Özer, the jailed mayor of İstanbul’s Esenyurt district from the main opposition Republican People’s...

Turkey’s planned amnesty to cover only PKK militants: pro-Kurdish party

A lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish People’s Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has said the Turkish government, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and...

Prosecutors seek up to 2,430 years in prison for jailed İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu in massive political case

Turkish prosecutors have filed a long-awaited indictment of İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, accusing him of leading a vast criminal network and committing 142...

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