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Turkish police capture 2 suspected ISIL members plotting bomb attack in İstanbul

Turkish police teams have captured two suspected members of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) extremist group who were allegedly plotting...

11 killed in Kurdish-led attacks on pro-Turkish positions in north Syria: rights group

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday 11 people including civilians were killed in attacks by a Kurdish-led force on positions of Turkey-backed...

Turkish authorities involved in 87 cases of coercion and abduction, says İHD report

A recent report issued by the Human Rights Association (İHD) documented 87 cases of abductions, forced recruitment attempts and threats against activists, students and journalists...

Ukraine’s ambassador says Turkey’s decision to close straits spared Odessa, Mykolaiv

Turkey’s decision to close the Bosporus and Dardanelle straits in the early months of the war in Ukraine was pivotal in stopping Russia’s naval...

Ban on İstanbul demonstration against femicides sparks outrage

A decision by the İstanbul Governor’s Office to block access to the central Taksim Square in İstanbul to prevent access to demonstrations planned for...

$5 gets you personal data of millions in Turkey, lawmaker reveals

A senior Turkish opposition lawmaker has revealed in a viral video that the personal data of millions of Turkish citizens, including addresses and identification...

Erdoğan, NATO chief discuss challenges to ‘collective security’ in Ankara

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday discussed the "growing challenges” to the alliance’s "collective security" at a...

Turkish gov’t targets daycare centers in new attack on opposition-run municipalities

The Turkish government has instructed municipalities to cease the operation of existing daycare centers and to halt plans for the opening of new ones,...

Kılıçdaroğlu, on trial for calling Erdoğan a ‘thief,’ sued again for same remark

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the former leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), is facing a new defamation lawsuit filed by President Recep Tayyip...

Man kills 7 in İstanbul before taking own life

A 33-year-old man shot seven people dead in İstanbul on Sunday, including his parents, his wife and his 10-year-old son, before taking his own...

Russian plane evacuated in Turkey after engine catches fire

More than 90 passengers and crew were evacuated from a Russian plane Sunday after one of its engines caught fire while landing at an...

Erdoğan seeks to increase trade with Russia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during a telephone call on Sunday with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that he wants to expand trade between...

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