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Nearly 12 million in Turkey live in extreme poverty, ministry data shows

More than 14 million people in Turkey rely on regular social assistance to survive, and nearly 12 million of them live in extreme poverty,...

Turkey accuses SDF of derailing peace efforts in Syria with ‘provocative, divisive actions’

Turkey’s defense ministry has strongly criticized the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), accusing the group of violating its integration agreement with the Syrian government...

9 opposition mayors join Erdoğan’s party amid claims of threats, coercion

Nine opposition politicians, including six mayors from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), have joined President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development...

Turkish lawyer in high-profile cases arrested on bribery charges

Rezan Epözdemir, a Turkish lawyer known for representing clients in several high-profile murder and fraud cases, has been arrested on charges of “acting as...

Expanding forgery scandal reveals massive prescription abuse, ID fraud

New revelations in two high-profile criminal cases have expanded the scope of a recent forgery scandal in Turkey, exposing rampant prescription abuse and ID...

Diplomas of jailed İstanbul mayor, 27 others removed from Turkey’s higher education database

The diplomas of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and 27 others were removed from Turkey’s national higher education database after İstanbul University ruled their...

Turkey warns YPG to stop ‘playing for time,’ address Ankara’s security concerns in Syria

The Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), which leads the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), should stop “playing for time” and abide by its integration...

İmamoğlu criticizes Erdoğan government over exclusion from Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal

Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) candidate for next presidential election, has called Turkey’s absence from a recent US-brokered...

Turkish cinema union urges MUBI to cut ties with investor over Gaza ‘genocide’

Turkey’s Cinema and Broadcasting Workers Union has urged global streaming platform MUBI to sever ties with US venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, accusing the...

144 German citizens detained or barred from leaving Turkey, parliamentary inquiry shows

A total of 144 German citizens are currently either imprisoned in Turkey or prohibited from leaving the country, according to a German government response...

2 detained over collapsed building after deadly earthquake in western Turkey

Authorities have detained two people over the collapse of a building in the western Turkish town of Sındırgı, where a 6.1-magnitude earthquake killed one...

Turkey’s hazelnut shortage expected to raise prices in Germany

Frost and drought have sharply reduced Turkey’s hazelnut harvest this year, a drop that is expected to push up prices in Germany, the country’s...

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