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Trust in news in Turkey plunges to lowest level in a decade, Oxford study finds

Trust in news in Turkey has plunged to its lowest level since 2015, while a pro-government outlet has become the least trusted media organization...

Main opposition will not join constitutional reform talks with Erdoğan’s bloc, senior official says

A senior official from Turkey’s main opposition party said Wednesday that the party will boycott any parliamentary commission or talks on constitutional amendments initiated...

As Israel-Iran war escalates, anxious Iranians seek way home from İstanbul

Dozens of Iranians gathered at a bus station in İstanbul on Tuesday, hoping to return home by land as the war between Israel and...

Turkey’s Baykar and Italy’s Leonardo launch joint UAV venture amid scrutiny over Israel ties

Turkish drone maker Baykar has formed a joint venture with Italian defense contractor Leonardo, drawing criticism due to Leonardo’s defense ties with Israel. The new...

Turkey detains 56 in expanding crackdown on Gülen movement

Turkish authorities have detained 56 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in a series of coordinated operations across multiple provinces in...

Far-right leader sentenced to more than 2 years, released after 148 days in pretrial detention

Ümit Özdağ, the head of Turkey’s ultranationalist Victory Party, was released due to time served from İstanbul’s Silivri Prison on Monday after being sentenced...

Jailed Kurdish leader urges unity in Turkey despite grievances in the face of ‘Middle East in flames’

Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), called for national unity and courage in a written statement shared...

Turkey arrests 4 journalists over alleged links to ‘illegal organization’

A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of four journalists who were detained last week in İstanbul as part of an investigation launched by...

Turkey blocks access to widely followed food safety platform’s social media accounts

Turkish authorities have blocked access to the widely followed food safety platform Gıda Dedektifi ("Food Detective") across nearly all major online platforms, including Instagram,...

Turkey arrests union officials for protesting jailing of İstanbul mayor

Two local leaders of a major labor union were arrested Monday in Turkey's western city of İzmir after participating in demonstrations protesting the jailing...

Erdoğan says Turkey to expand missile stockpiles in response to regional threats

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Monday that Turkey is making production plans to increase its medium and long-range missile stockpiles to a “deterrent...

Man imprisoned in Turkey’s post-coup purge says crackdown drove daughter to kill her mother, herself

A Turkish man whose daughter killed his wife and then herself after his post-coup imprisonment spoke publicly Sunday about how Turkey’s crackdown on the...

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