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Opposition base rallies behind ousted CHP leader as court-installed chairman slams party mayors

Supporters of Turkey’s main opposition party turned out in large numbers for the party’s ousted leader during rival Eid al-Adha events in Ankara on...

ECtHR faults Turkey for barring Orthodox priests from foundation boards

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of two Greek Orthodox priests by preventing them from serving...

Students go hungry in Turkey as poverty pushes children into work: report

A report by the Education and Science Workers’ Union (Eğitim Sen) has found that widespread poverty in Turkey’s fifth largest city is pushing children...

Schengen visa bottleneck leaves Turks scrambling for appointments

Turkish citizens seeking to travel to Europe are facing growing difficulties securing Schengen visa appointments ahead of the summer travel season, fueling a market...

Turks face long waits for hospital tests as official data show record appointment numbers

Patients in Turkey are waiting months for some medical tests, including heart scans and endoscopies, even as government data show hospitals are handling record...

Erdoğan marks Ottoman conquest anniversary with Friday prayer at Hagia Sophia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended Friday prayers at Hagia Sophia in İstanbul as Turkey marked the 573rd anniversary of the Ottoman conquest of...

Turkey’s main opposition to hold rival Eid events as jailed Erdoğan rival backs ousted CHP leader

Turkey’s main opposition party will hold rival Eid al-Adha greeting events in Ankara on Saturday, with its court-installed chairman gathering supporters at party headquarters,...

EU says Turkey’s exclusion of Cyprus from COP31 briefing is ‘not acceptable’

The EU on Thursday said it was "not acceptable" that Turkey excluded Cyprus from a recent briefing at the United Nations in New York...

Only 5 percent of CHP voters back Kılıçdaroğlu’s return as party leader: poll

Only 5 percent of voters for Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) support former chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s return to party leadership after a...

CHP mayor in western Turkey arrested, removed from office amid mounting pressure on party

Turkey’s Interior Ministry on Thursday removed a district mayor in the western province of İzmir from office after he was arrested as part of...

Ousted Turkish opposition leader says he has no plans to form new party

Turkey's ousted main opposition leader Özgür Özel on Wednesday ruled out any plans to leave the crisis-hit Republican People’s Party (CHP) and form a...

Iraq seeks talks with Turkey on new oil transit deal

Iraq will seek a new oil transit agreement with Turkey before a key pipeline deal expires in July, as Baghdad moves to avoid another...

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