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Opposition MP questions claims of Israeli citizen wanted for organ trafficking residing in Turkey

An opposition lawmaker has posed a parliamentary question to the interior, justice and health ministers about recent allegations that an Israeli citizen wanted on...

Turkey-PKK talks doomed if Ankara pushes to end Syrian Kurdish autonomy: SDF commander

Any peace talks between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) are likely to fail if Turkey insists on dismantling Syrian Kurdish self-administration, the...

UN raises concerns over Turkey’s anti-terror legislation, measures imposed during 2016 state of emergency

Experts from the United Nations Human Rights Committee on Friday raised concerns about Turkey’s implementation of anti-terrorism legislation and its extensive use of emergency powers...

Turkish Cypriots caught in citizenship limbo on divided island

Turkish Cypriot activist Sude Doğan feels "trapped in northern Cyprus," a self-proclaimed statelet recognized only by Turkey, saying she can't travel, study or work...

Greta Thunberg visits Turkey radio station closed over Armenian genocide row

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday visited İstanbul's Açık Radyo, whose broadcasts were silenced earlier this month by Turkish authorities after a guest...

2 briefly detained for protesting firm selling arms to Israel at expo organized by Erdoğan’s in-laws

Two Turkish activists were detained on Friday after staging a protest against the presence of BAE Systems at SAHA Expo, a major defense industry...

Police detain 176 across Turkey over alleged links to PKK, YPG

Turkish security forces have detained 176 people on suspicion of membership in the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Kurdish People’s Protection Units...

[INTERVIEW] President of int’l judges association concerned over erosion of judicial independence in Turkey

Türkmen Terzi, Cape Town Duro Sessa, president of the International Association of Judges (IAJ), has expressed concern over the state of judicial independence in Turkey,...

5 killed in Turkish strikes on PKK allies: local Iraqi sources

Turkish airstrikes on northern Iraq targeting a group affiliated with Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) killed five people on Friday, Agence France-Presse reported,...

China and India pose obstacles to Turkey’s BRICS membership: analyst

China's concerns about Turkey's economy and Ankara's approach to Beijing's treatment of Uyghurs, along with India's opposition to Turkey’s ties with Pakistan, have blocked...

Turkey detains 12 people over alleged Gülen links in Ankara

Turkish police have detained 12 people in Ankara over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group targeted by the government, according...

Putin to examine Black Sea shipping proposals from Erdoğan: report

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, had proposed reviving contacts on Black Sea shipping but that he had not...

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