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Turkey’s Şimşek, central bank governor to hold call with int’l investors: report

Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek and Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan will hold a teleconference call with international investors on Tuesday, the Treasury said,...

European rights body concerned about ‘disproportionate’ force in Turkey protests

Pan-European rights body the Council of Europe has urged Turkey to allow people to freely protest, expressing concern the authorities were using "disproportionate" force...

Protesters hit İstanbul streets again over mayor’s arrest

Vast crowds of students surged onto İstanbul's streets Monday in the latest protest over the arrest and jailing of İstanbul's opposition mayor, sparking Turkey's...

Turkish FM Fidan to visit Washington for high-level talks

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will travel to Washington on Tuesday for a two-day official visit to meet with US Secretary of State Marco...

X blocks access to popular independent news website in Turkey over protest coverage

Social media platform X has blocked access to Bianet, one of the few remaining independent news outlets in Turkey, based on a request from...

EU urges Turkey to ‘uphold democratic values’after mayor’s arrest

The European Commission on Monday urged Turkey to "uphold democratic values" as both a member of the Council of Europe and an EU candidate...

Prosecutors launch investigation of Ankara Municipality over concert payments

Amid ongoing protests over the arrest of İstanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into the opposition-run Ankara Municipality over...

Turkish police detain 10 journalists in home raids over protest coverage

Turkish police on Monday detained 10 journalists in early morning home raids for covering days-long violent protests in İstanbul and other cities against the...

Turkey detains more than 1,100 in protests over mayor’s arrest

Police have detained more than 1,100 people, officials said Monday -- including journalists -- since the detention and subsequent arrest of President Recep Tayyip...

15 mn vote for newly deposed İstanbul mayor in opposition primary: City Hall

Some 15 million people voted in Sunday's symbolic primary organized by Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in a mass show of support...

Turkish gov’t wants more than 700 X accounts blocked: platform

Turkey's authorities, faced with a mass opposition movement following the detention of the opposition mayor of İstanbul, have called for the closure of more...

Protesters rally as defiant İmamoğlu jailed in graft probe

İstanbul's embattled Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu vowed to fight on despite being suspended from office and jailed on Sunday, in developments that have sparked Turkey's...

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