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Turkish court releases academic after 36 days in pretrial detention over social media poll

Turkish academic and author Emrah Gülsunar was released from pretrial detention on Monday after spending 36 days behind bars over a social media poll...

Turkish minister boasts of drop in femicides as 217 women killed by men in first 10 months of year

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has praised what he called a sharp decline in femicides this year, even as official data show that 217...

İstanbul hotel evacuated after tourists die of suspected poisoning

The hotel where a family of Turkish-German tourists were staying when they suffered suspected poisoning that killed the mother and two children was evacuated...

Australia rejects offer to co-host UN climate summit with Turkey

Australia on Monday rejected Turkey's offer to co-host next year's UN climate summit, as their rival bids for COP31 distract from this year's ongoing...

Turkey joins push for UN approval of Trump Gaza plan with vote set for Monday

The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a resolution backing US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan, with Turkey joining the United States and...

Turkey logged more than 3,200 torture or ill-treatment cases in 2024: report

Turkey recorded at least 3,254 cases of torture or ill-treatment in 2024 that occurred in police custody, at protests and in prisons, the Human...

Turkey no longer a safe haven for Uyghurs amid residency cancellations and deportation risks: HRW

Turkey is increasingly restricting the legal stay of Uyghurs and deporting some to third countries despite the risk of eventual return to China, in...

Turkey ranks among world’s worst for internet freedom: Freedom House

Turkey is among the five countries with the steepest long-term declines in internet freedom, according to a new report released Thursday by US-based democracy...

Turkey condemns Greek air force over C-130 post shared after fatal plane crash

Turkey has condemned Greece’s air force for sharing photos of C-130 cargo planes on social media just two days after a Turkish military C-130...

Main opposition leader says gov’t now targets his party after years of pressure on Kurds

Özgür Özel, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), says the Turkish government has replaced its old focus on cracking down...

Turkey expands Investco probe, appoints trustees to 20 more companies

İstanbul prosecutors have expanded their investigation into Investco Holding, with a court putting 20 additional companies linked to the group under the management of...

Germany arrests former Turkish prosecutor over killing of whistleblower in the Netherlands: reports

German authorities on Thursday, at the request of the Dutch, arrested a man identified by the media as former Turkish prosecutor Bayram Bozkurt in...

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