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Court allows investigation into 6 civil servants over deadly hotel fire in northern Turkey

A court in Ankara has allowed an investigation into six civil servants in connection with a deadly fire at a hotel in northwestern Turkey...

Turkey seeks to extend US sanctions waiver to buy Russian gas: report

Turkey is seeking to extend a US waiver from sanctions that would allow it to continue buying Russian natural gas, Turkish officials with knowledge...

Kurdish militant group PKK says ‘impossible’ to safely meet on dissolution

The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) said it was currently "impossible" for its leadership to safely meet to formally dissolve the group in line...

Zelensky says Turkey is a partner in security guarantees: report

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Ukraine saw Turkey as a partner in security guarantees for his country and added that Kyiv was...

Turkey passes controversial cybersecurity law amid concerns from opposition

The Turkish Parliament has passed a controversial cybersecurity law despite strong warnings from opposition politicians, rights groups and legal experts that it could enable...

Majority of Turks expect economy to worsen, want early elections: survey

More than 61 percent of Turks think the country’s economic situation will deteriorate further in the next six months, while nearly 58 percent want...

Council of Europe again urges Turkey to release jailed opposition leader Demirtaş

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has again urged Turkey to immediately release opposition leader Selahattin Demirtaş, warning that his prolonged detention violates rulings...

Turkey insists foreign fighters be expelled from Syria: defense ministry

Turkey said on Thursday “terrorists” must lay down their arms and foreign fighters must be expelled from Syria, after an agreement was signed on...

Erdoğan hopes Russia responds ‘constructively’ to Ukraine ceasefire

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday that he hoped Moscow would "respond constructively" to a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire between Russia...

Pro-Kurdish party delegation to meet with Erdoğan after Öcalan’s call

A group of lawmakers and officials from Turkey’s leading pro-Kurdish party who played a key role in recent peace talks with jailed militant leader...

2 actors indicted for alleged false testimony in Gezi Park investigation

Turkish prosecutors have indicted two famous actors on charges of false testimony in connection to an investigation into a celebrity manager due to her...

Erdoğan says Syria’s agreement with Kurds will ‘serve peace’

An agreement to integrate autonomous Kurdish institutions in Syria's northeast into the new Syrian national government will "serve peace," Turkey's president said on Tuesday. "The...

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