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EU urges Turkey to ensure rule of law

The European Union on Friday expressed concern about recent judicial developments in Turkey, urging Ankara to ensure the rule of law. "The reversal of the...

13 more detained over TTB statement criticizing Turkey’s Afrin incursion

An additional 13 people have been detained over their messages of support for a statement released by the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) criticizing Turkey's...

Turkish FM accuses Europe of hypocrisy over Macron’s Afrin remarks

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has accused European countries of being hypocritical when speaking abouta military operation Turkey launched in northern Syria last month...

Turkey demands Russia extradite suspected terrorist Mihraç Ural

Turkey has demanded that Moscow extradite Mihraç Ural, a suspected terrorist believed to be responsible for deadly attacks in Turkey five years ago who...

Turkey rated among worst in world in WJP 2017-18 Rule of Law Index

Turkey has fallen to 101st place out of 113 countries in the World Justice Project’s 2017-18 Rule of Law Index, a comprehensive measure of adherence...

EP members: Re-arrest of Kılıç a travesty of justice

Rebecca Harms, together with other members of the European Parliament and the EP-Turkey Forum, on Thursday criticized the re-arrest of Taner Kılıç, chairman of...

Companies to be banned from public tenders based on secret MİT reports

An amendment made to Turkey’s Public Tender Law based on a government decree that went into effect last November bans individuals and companies from...

Turkey’s population hits new high of 80.8 mln, İstanbul exceeds 15 mln

The population of Turkey rose to 80.8 million, with an annual growth rate of 1.24 percent, in 2017, the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat) announced...

[UPDATE] Turkish court reverses decision to release Amnesty’s Kılıç

An Istanbul court on Thursday reversed its decision to release Taner Kılıç, chairman of the board of Amnesty International Turkey, local media reported. The Istanbul...

[OPINION] Erdoğan is eroding Turkey’s credibility in the world

by Abdullah Bozkurt The flip-flopping and dizzying speed of Turkey’s foreign policy that has been conducted according to the whims and emotions of one man,...

Cleric critical of Turkish government detained by counterterrorism police

At least 21 people including Alparslan Kuytul, president of the Furkan Foundation and leader of a religious group critical of the Turkish government, were...

ICG: Hostility against Syrian refugees is rising in Turkey

The International Crisis Group (ICG) said in a report released on Tuesday that violence in Turkish cities between host communities and Syrian refugees increased...

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