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Turkish central bank cuts benchmark interest rate to 45 percent

Turkey's central bank on Thursday lowered its key interest rate to 45 percent after inflation weakened further last month, though it said prices could...

Negligence played key role in Turkey’s hotel fire deaths: expert

Negligence played a role in the deaths of 78 people who perished when a huge fire gutted a luxury ski resort hotel in northern...

Death toll in Turkey’s ski resort fire rises to 78

A fire at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey this week is now known to have killed 78 people, Agence France-Presse reported on...

71 percent of Turks believe there is no justice in their country: survey

Seventy-one percent of Turkish citizens believe there is no justice in Turkey, according to a new survey reported by the Gazete Duvar news website...

Pro-Kurdish party MPs hold second meeting with Öcalan amid rumors of PKK disbanding

A delegation from the pro-Kurdish People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) held a second meeting Wednesday on İmralı Island with imprisoned Kurdistan Workers’...

Probe into ex-Grey Wolves leader’s murder ends without charges for alleged masterminds

Turkish prosecutors have dropped an investigation into 22 suspects, including prominent nationalist figures, over the assassination of former Grey Wolves leader Sinan Ateş, sparking...

‘She jumped out and died’: Witnesses recall horrific hotel fire in Turkey

As soon as he escaped the burning ski resort hotel, Necmi Kepçetutan knew he had to help those still trapped inside who were screaming...

Turkish gov’t lifts gag order on news reports about ski resort fire amid criticism

Turkish authorities have removed a gag order imposed on Tuesday on news reports about a fire that broke out at a ski resort in...

Simmering anger as Turkey begins burying 76 fire victims

Turkey was burying its dead on Wednesday, a day after a huge fire killed 76 people at a ski resort, as questions grow over...

Deadly Turkey ski resort fire: what we know

A huge fire ripped through a luxury hotel in a popular ski resort in northern Turkey before dawn on Tuesday, killing 76 people and...

Far-right opposition leader arrested on charges of ‘inciting hatred’

Ümit Özdağ, leader of Turkey’s far-right Victory Party, was arrested Tuesday on charges of "inciting hatred and enmity among the public" due to his...

Teacher abducted by Turkish intelligence denied surgery for 16 months after arm broken during torture

A Turkish educator abducted from Kyrgyzstan by Turkish intelligence in 2021 has told an opposition lawmaker that he was denied surgery for 16 months...

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