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Azerbaijan hosts Turkey-Israel talks to ease Syria tensions

Israeli and Turkish officials met in Azerbaijan on Wednesday in a high-level meeting aiming to calm tensions between the two countries' armed forces in...

Turkey’s EU accession bid to remain frozen over democracy concerns: MEPs

Turkey is no longer welcome to join the European Union due to the country’s continued erosion of democratic standards, members of the European Parliament’s...

Erdoğan to receive pro-Kurdish party delegation behind peace talks with Öcalan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will meet on Thursday with a delegation from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), whose members played...

Turkey triples poverty aid in lira, but inflation leaves more people with less

Turkey’s ruling party has tripled poverty-related aid spending since 2021, but the real value of assistance per person has declined, according to official data...

Turkish court rejects appeal of Swedish journalist’s pretrial detention

A Turkish court has rejected an appeal challenging the pretrial detention of Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who is being held on terrorism-related charges at...

Turkey, Israel do not seek war, but the risk of conflict in Syria is real: analysts

Bünyamin Tekin Analysts warn that Turkey and Israel are on a dangerous trajectory in Syria, where their conflicting strategic visions and expanding military footprints have...

Asylum applications from Turkish citizens in Germany drop sharply in early 2025

Germany has seen a significant decline in asylum applications from Turkish citizens in the first quarter of 2025, according to data released by the...

Indictment seeks up to 3 years in prison for 139 arrested over protests

Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to three years for 139 people who were arrested during protests sparked last month by...

Paris makes jailed Erdoğan rival an honorary citizen

The French capital on Tuesday made İstanbul's jailed mayor a citizen of honor, with the city's top official throwing her support behind the Turkish...

Turkish journalists living in exile call for solidarity at fundraising event in Germany

Bünyamin Tekin Turkish journalists living in exile gathered in Germany on Saturday for the International Journalists Association’s (IJA) annual fundraising event. The IJA is based in Germany...

Famous Turkish comedian leaves X, joins Bluesky amid growing criticism, censorship

Prominent Turkish comedian Cem Yılmaz has deactivated his account on X and joined rival social media platform Bluesky amid backlash over his initial silence...

Syrian president to visit Turkey and UAE next week: report

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will make his first visit to the United Arab Emirates and is also scheduled to visit Turkey next week, the...

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