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Musicians receive suspended sentences for performing Kurdish songs

Four musicians have been handed down suspended sentences of more than a year for singing Kurdish-language songs at a wedding in Hakkari, the Stockholm...

Turkey, Iraq sign accord on military, security, counterterrorism cooperation: report

Turkey and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding on military, security and counterterrorism cooperation, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday, after...

Palestinian President Abbas tells Turkish parliament he will go to Gaza

Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas told a special session of the Turkish parliament on Thursday that he would travel to Gaza, Agence France-Presse reported. He...

Turkey records a budget deficit of $2.9 billion in July

Turkey’s central government budget recorded a deficit of 96.8 billion lira ($2.9 billion) in July, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported, citing official data...

Turkish presidency ‘donated’ $1.3 mln to AKP-run municipalities in İstanbul before elections

Bank receipts obtained by the Karar daily have revealed that Turkey’s presidency transferred TL 45 million ($1.3 million) to each of the 24 İstanbul...

Rights groups accuse Turkey of failing to address torture allegations

A coalition of human rights organizations has accused Turkey of failing to comply with international standards against torture and ill-treatment, according to a new report...

Palestinian President Abbas, Erdoğan discuss Gaza ceasefire in Ankara

Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas met with Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday in Ankara for talks on a ceasefire and peace, a day...

On anniversary of AKP establishment, senior figures say party deviated from guiding principles

On the 23rd anniversary of the establishment of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), senior party figures engaged in self-criticism,...

Turkey, Iraq to hold new round of security talks in Ankara: report

Senior Turkish and Iraqi officials will hold high-level talks in Ankara on Thursday to develop cooperation on security issues, a Turkish diplomatic source told...

Majority of Turks want early elections, see economy as biggest problem: survey

More than 50 percent of Turks think the country should hold early elections and see the economy as the country's biggest problem, according to...

Refugees not at registered addresses in Turkey have crossed into Europe: minister

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has said refugees who are registered in Turkey but cannot be reached by the authorities at their registered places...

Turkey says ‘notable progress’ in Somalia, Ethiopia talks

Turkey said Horn of Africa rivals Somalia and Ethiopia made "notable progress" in the second round of talks in Ankara on Tuesday aiming to...

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