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Journalists hit with travel ban after questioning over coverage of jailed İstanbul mayor

A Turkish court banned six Turkish journalists from traveling abroad after they gave statements to the police as suspects in an investigation linked to...

Turkish judges defy Constitutional Court, reject retrial of former city planner

An İstanbul court on Thursday rejected a ruling by Turkey’s Constitutional Court ordering a retrial of former city planner Tayfun Kahraman, attracting criticism from...

Rights groups urge Turkish parliamentary commission to push reforms protecting Kurds

Three international rights groups are urging a cross-party parliamentary commission in Turkey to recommend sweeping legal and institutional reforms aimed at protecting Kurds and other...

Turkey threatens fines against Nutella maker for lost nut sales

Turkish authorities on Thursday warned that they could impose fines on Italian sweet-packaged food company Ferrero for failing to buy Turkish hazelnuts, a key...

30 Turkish bar associations call for Demirtaş’s release after European court ruling

Thirty bar associations across Turkey on Wednesday urged the authorities to release prominent Kurdish opposition leader Selahattin Demirtaş, following a binding European Court of...

Turkey’s main opposition leader faces fresh probe over remarks targeting Erdoğan, İstanbul prosecutor

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Özgür Özel, leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on allegations of insult after he...

German defense official urges Berlin to consider Turkish drones amid shifting security policy

A senior German defense official has called on Berlin to “take a close look” at acquiring Turkish-made drones, reflecting a pragmatic shift in Germany’s...

Journalists ordered to provide statements to police over coverage of jailed İstanbul mayor

Turkish prosecutors ordered six journalists to give statements to the police as suspects in an investigation linked to jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, Turkish...

Main opposition official detained in expanding probe into İstanbul Municipality’s voter data

Turkish police have detained the information technology coordinator of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) as part of an expanding investigation into the...

Afghanistan, Pakistan to resume truce talks in İstanbul after deadly border clashes

Afghan and Pakistani negotiators are set to resume ceasefire talks in İstanbul on Thursday in a bid to prevent renewed fighting following the deadliest...

US shares draft UN resolution with Turkey, Arab partners to advance Trump’s Gaza plan

The US has circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution to Turkey and several Arab countries in support of President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace...

RSF urges Turkey to release journalist arrested on espionage charges

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday called on Turkish authorities to immediately release journalist Merdan Yanardağ, the editor-in-chief of the TELE1 broadcaster, who has...

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