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Turkey’s political parties gear up for 2024 local elections

As Turkey approaches the local elections set for March 31, 2024, Turkey's political parties are intensifying their strategic maneuvers. The ruling Justice and Development Party...

Turkey seeks Gulf cash for $20 billion bet on transit trade: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will seek financing from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar to build as much as $23.5 billion in transport...

Psychiatrist faces 943 years in prison for controversial treatment of possible sexual abuse victims

A pediatric psychiatrist in Turkey faces a 943-year prison sentence on charges of administering illicit substances to his patients and manipulating them into making...

Clubs, football fans are opposed to Saudi Arabia hosting Turkish Super Cup

Two of Turkey’s three biggest Super League clubs, Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, along with Turkish football fans, have criticized plans to have the Turkish Super...

In a first, Kurdish mayors removed from office are reinstated

The co-mayors of a district in a predominantly Kurdish province in eastern Turkey who had been removed from office earlier this year have been...

Ousted Kurdish mayor given same sentence in retrial

The Turkish court that retried Selçuk Mızraklı, the former co-mayor of the predominantly Kurdish province of Diyarbakır in southeastern Turkey who was dismissed and...

Turkey’s economy grew by 5.9 percent in Q3: report

Turkey's economy expanded by a more-than-expected 5.9 percent in the third quarter, driven by household spending, but activity should begin to slow after aggressive...

EU eyes better Turkey ties in return for Russia sanctions cooperation, Cyprus progress

The EU's executive committee recommended on Wednesday that Turkey be offered a series of incentives to strengthen relations in return for Ankara cooperating with...

Refugees have become part of Turkish society despite facing problems, research reveals

The results of a recent study by the Heinrich Böll Foundation Turkey Representation have shown that refugees express greater satisfaction with their lives in Turkey...

Turkish FM’s comments an admission of political nature of Kavala case: lawyers

Lawyers for Osman Kavala, a prominent Turkish philanthropist and businessman who has been in jail since 2017, said that recent statements by Turkish Foreign...

Erdoğan says Turkey-Greece might find common ground despite disputes

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, prior to a visit to Athens on Dec. 7, has signaled Turkey's willingness to improve relations with neighboring Greece...

Turkish-German journalist briefly detained during family visit to Turkey

Tuncay Özdamar, an editor for German public broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (WDR), was briefly detained in September in Ankara, where he had travelled to...

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