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Turkish court arrests İstanbul mayor in graft probe amid protests

A Turkish court formally placed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu under arrest as part of a corruption investigation Sunday, after a fourth night of mass...

United States importing eggs from Korea, Turkey to help ease prices

The United States is importing Turkish and South Korean eggs to ease an avian flu-fueled supply crunch that has pushed up prices across the...

İstanbul Bar Association board dismissed over ‘terrorist propaganda’

The İstanbul Bar Association's executive board was dismissed Friday on grounds of disseminating "terrorist propaganda" and "publicly spreading false information", according to a court...

X blocks access to Turkish university students’ solidarity accounts amid protests

X has blocked access to accounts run by student groups from top Turkish universities at the request of the Turkish government amid nationwide protests...

Turkish merchant marine fleet shrinks after period of growth

The Turkish merchant marine fleet has shrunk by 700,000 DWT (deadweight tonnage) over the past six months, dropping from 2,107 to 2,092 vessels and...

Erdoğan calls protests against mayor’s detention ‘street terror,’ vows to fight back

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday called ongoing protests against the detention of the mayor of İstanbul, his strongest political rival, “street terror,”...

Asylum seeker repatriated by Germany imprisoned in Turkey over Gülen links

Bünyamin Tekin A Turkish man who was deported from Germany in December was jailed in İstanbul upon arrival and later released with a suspended sentence...

European mayors call for immediate release of İstanbul counterpart

A group of European mayors has strongly condemned the detention of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and other local elected officials in Turkey, describing it...

Journalist detained in Gezi Park investigation put under house arrest

Journalist İsmail Saymaz, who was detained on Wednesday as part of an investigation into the 2013 Gezi Park protests, has been released from custody...

İstanbul’s detained mayor faces new investigation over city daycare centers

İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is currently in police custody, is facing a new investigation over city-run daycare centers, which were allegedly opened without...

Turkish gov’t seeks to contain protests with detentions, investigations, bans

The Turkish government is cracking down on protesters who have taken to the streets to condemn the detention of İstanbul’s popular mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu,...

Turkish clinics vie for UK medical tourists’ business in London

Whether it is a bleached-white smile, a full head of hair or major surgery, more and more Brits are flocking to Turkey for cut-price...

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