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Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq kills one: official

One man has been killed in a drone strike in northern Iraq, Agence France-Presse reported, citing a local official in the autonomous Kurdistan region...

Earthquake causes panic, moderate damage in central Turkey

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook the central province of Tokat on Thursday evening, leading to the collapse of a mosque minaret and damage to...

Dutch journalist receives death threats for telling Erdoğan’s son-in-law to ‘get out of Kurdistan’

Dutch freelance journalist Frederike Geerdink has reported that she received death threats after criticizing Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Netherlands links updating of customs union with Turkey to compliance with ECtHR rulings

The Dutch parliament has voted to make the modernization of the European Union customs union agreement with Turkey conditional on the release of two...

Opposition mayor says bugs, hidden cameras found in municipal building taken over from AKP

A mayor from Turkey’s main opposition party who succeeded a mayor in the western city of Afyonkarahisar from the ruling Justice and Development Party...

AKP, MHP reject motion to investigate Turkey’s trade with Israel

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), on Wednesday rejected a parliamentary motion to investigate the...

Opposition party calls on Turkish gov’t to allow May Day demonstrations in Taksim Square

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has called on the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government to allow May Day demonstrations in İstanbul’s...

HRW, Norwegian NGO urge Turkey not to return Tajik dissidents

Human Rights Watch and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee on Tuesday released a statement expressing concern over the recent disappearance of several people linked to Group...

Turkey accuses Israel’s Netanyahu of using war ‘to stay in power’

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday accused Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of taking advantage of regional tensions "to stay in power,” Agence...

Turkey’s main opposition leader set for face-to-face meeting with Erdoğan

Özgür Özel, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has announced that he will have a face-to-face meeting with President Recep...

Somali restaurant owner’s harassment by Turkish police was racially motivated: court

A court in Ankara has ruled that Turkish police discriminated against a Somali restaurant owner, recognizing a racial bias in the enforcement of measures...

Kurdish leader Demirtaş and others remain imprisoned as court delays verdict in Kobani trial

A Turkish court on Tuesday postponed the verdict in the long-running Kobani trial and ruled to continue the detention of 18 people, including Kurdish...

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