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Thousands gather in New Jersey to pay final respects to Turkish cleric Gülen

Thousands of followers of Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, along with family members and friends, have gathered today to pay their final respects to the...

Greece wants Turkish crackdown on migrant smugglers: official

Greece is going to ask neighboring Turkey to crack down harder on gangs trafficking would-be asylum seekers, Agence France-Presse reported on Thursday, citing a...

X blocks access to more than 100 journalist, activist accounts in Turkey

Social media platform X has blocked access to over 100 accounts belonging to Turkish journalists, activists and media organizations run by journalists living in...

Editor-in-chief of Turkish daily arrested for Gülen condolence message

Kazım Güleçyüz, the editor-in-chief of Turkey’s Yeni Asya newspaper, was arrested on Wednesday on accusations of disseminating terrorist propaganda for conveying condolences for the...

Turkey extends role in Lebanon UN peacekeeping mission

The Turkish parliament has extended its troops' participation in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon by a year, Agence France-Presse reported, citing the...

At Turkey quake trial, families will seek justice ‘until last breath’

More than 18 months after massive earthquakes flattened the southern Turkish city of Antakya, the victims' families have little faith justice will be served...

Erdoğan says Turkey ‘determined’ to pursue BRICS dialogue

Turkey is determined to pursue its talks with the BRICS group of emerging market nations, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday after Ankara...

Jailed Kurdish leader Öcalan receives first visitors in 43 months

Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan received his first visitors in 43 months on Wednesday, his nephew said, the same day a deadly blast rocked...

Turkey strikes Kurdish militants after deadly attack on defense firm

Turkey said it had launched strikes on Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday after blaming them for an attack that killed five...

UN-protected refugee shares harrowing tale of abduction, urges authorities to locate missing husband

Saadet Taşçı, who was kidnapped on Friday in Nairobi by individuals allegedly connected to Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), has recounted her harrowing experience...

Turkish gov’t cancels tax plan to fund defense industry after public outrage

The Turkish government has cancelled a plan to introduce new taxes to boost its defense industry after it caused a public backlash, Turkish media...

Turkish court gives suspended sentences to 2 police officers for unlawful strip-searches

A Turkish court has handed down suspended sentences to two female police officers for conducting an unlawful strip-search of prominent architect Mücella Yapıcı and...

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