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Turkish court releases 14 students arrested during protests over İmamoğlu detention

A Turkish court on Friday ordered the release of 14 students pending trial who were jailed for over two months following demonstrations protesting the...

Opposition slams Turkey’s prison reform bill for excluding political prisoners

A new prison reform bill introduced by Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has come under fire from opposition lawmakers, who say the...

More Turks identify as nonbelievers, fewer as devout, new survey reveals

A survey by KONDA Research has revealed a significant shift in religious identification in Turkey over the past 16 years, showing a decline in...

İstanbul Bar executive freed pending trial on terrorism charges

Fırat Epözdemir, a board member of the İstanbul Bar Association who is standing trial on charges of membership in a terrorist organization and disseminating...

Syria signs $7 billion energy deal with Qatari, Turkish, US companies

Syria signed a $7 billion energy deal on Thursday with a consortium of Qatari, Turkish and US companies as it seeks to revive its...

[ANALYSIS] Turkey eyes role in EU’s €150 billion SAFE defense plan

Fatih Yurtsever* The European Council on Tuesday approved a €150 billion initiative known as the Security Action for Europe (SAFE), a strategic plan designed to support...

18 detained in İstanbul over silent ‘standing man’ protest on Gezi anniversary

Turkish police detained 18 people on Wednesday evening in İstanbul’s central Taksim Square during a silent “standing man” protest marking the anniversary of the...

[OPINION] Erdoğan’s new constitution isn’t about reform, it’s about re-election

Adem Yavuz Arslan* From the presidential palace in Ankara to diplomatic corridors in Brussels, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has a new refrain: Turkey...

Top court rules Turkey violated rights of Gülen-linked teacher abducted from Kazakhstan

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that authorities violated their obligation to investigate credible allegations of torture made by Zabit Kişi, a former teacher convicted over...

6 Turks detained after shooting incident with Greek intelligence in Thessaloniki: report

Greek police have detained six Turks following a shooting involving officers from the Greek National Intelligence Service (EYP) in Thermi, near Thessaloniki, according to...

Turkey’s textile industry struggles amid rising costs, global competition

Turkey’s textile and apparel industry, long a pillar of the country’s export economy and the world’s fourth-largest textile exporter, is facing one of its...

13 detained in illegal betting probe targeting Turkish fintech firm Papara

Turkish police have detained 13 people, including the founder of the prominent fintech company Papara, as part of a sweeping investigation into illegal betting...

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