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Man missing for 8 months shows up at Ankara police headquarters

Mustafa Yılmaz, who disappeared in February and who was believed to have been abducted by Turkish intelligence, appeared on Sunday night at a police station in Ankara,...

Convicted banker’s appointment at Turkish bourse opposed by European partner: report

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is against Turkey’s appointment of a convicted banker as head of the stock exchange, saying it now has the...

German defense minister suggests security zone in northern Syria: report

Germany’s defense minister has suggested creating a security zone in northern Syria to protect displaced civilians and ensure the fight continues against Islamic State in Iraq...

Banker convicted in US becomes general manager of Turkish stock exchange

Turkey’s finance minister has announced that a Turkish banker convicted in the United States of helping Iran evade economic sanctions has been appointed head...

Turkey’s Syria offensive left 12 prisons for ISIL militants unguarded: Russian official

Turkey’s offensive in Syria has left at least 12 prisons for foreign fighters unguarded, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday, warning that hundreds of...

Iran opposes Turkey’s establishing of military posts inside Syria: report

Iran is not in favor of Turkey’s establishment of military posts inside Syria, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday, adding that the territorial...

Local İstanbul authorities ban Hrant Dink foundation conference on history of central Anatolian city

The Hrant Dink Foundation on Thursday announced that a planned conference on the heritage of Kayseri province has been banned by local İstanbul authorities. The conference, titled “The...

Erdoğan claims Turkish soldiers recaptured ISIL terrorists freed by Kurdish militia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday said Kurdish militia in northern Syria allowed 750 Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists to escape...

Cambodia arrests Mexican-Turkish national over Gülen links: report

Cambodian police have arrested the Turkish-Mexican former director of a school run by the movement of US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen, who Ankara blames for a...

Opposition deputy says Turkey’s ‘judicial reform’ did not address problems of purge victims

After the first omnibus bill of Turkey’s planned judicial reform was passed by parliament, Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a prominent opposition deputy and human rights activist, said...

German arms exports to Turkey highest since 2005: report

Germany sent €250.4 million ($277 million) worth of weapons to Turkey in the first eight months of 2019, Deutsche Welle English service reported, citing German press...

US vice president meeting with Erdoğan in bid to end Turkey’s Syria incursion

US Vice President Mike Pence landed in Ankara on Thursday in a bid to persuade Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to halt his country's military incursion...

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