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Football club executives among 32 detained in Turkey’s expanding betting probe

Turkish authorities have detained 32 people, including football club executives, in a third wave of operations as part of a growing investigation into alleged...

Turkey detains 6 European activists after prison visit

Turkey has detained six European activists who traveled to the country to examine the prison conditions of political detainees and moved them toward deportation,...

Turkish journalist arrested over alleged insult of Erdoğan in social media posts

A Turkish court on Friday ordered the arrest of journalist Alican Uludağ, a reporter for Deutsche Welle’s Turkish service, on charges of insulting President...

Turkey calls Greece-Chevron gas exploration in eastern Mediterranean ‘unlawful’

Turkey has objected to a natural gas exploration agreement between Greece and US energy giant Chevron in the eastern Mediterranean, calling the activities unlawful...

137 press freedom violations recorded in Turkey in 2025: report

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) documented 137 press freedom violations in Turkey in 2025, the third highest among EU member states and candidate countries,...

Ankara says ‘no alternative’ to SDF integration into Syrian army

Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Thursday that there is “no other option” than the full integration of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into Syria’s...

Turkey falls to 106th place in global women’s peace and security index

Turkey was ranked 106th out of 183 countries in the 2025/26 Global Women Peace and Security Index (WPS Index), down from 99th in the previous edition,...

Erdoğan slams secularism manifesto signed by 168 public figures

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized a manifesto titled “We Defend Secularism Together,” signed by 168 writers, artists, academics, journalists and professional association...

British Steel signs major rail contract with Turkey

British Steel, a leading European steel manufacturer with facilities across the UK and Europe, has signed a contract to supply 36,000 tons of rail...

Turkey’s TPAO joins Shell in Black Sea exploration project off Bulgaria

Turkey’s state-run oil company, Turkish Petroleum Corp (TPAO), has joined UK oil giant Shell in an offshore exploration project in Bulgaria’s Black Sea waters,...

Turkish FM to attend Board of Peace’s inaugural meeting in Washington

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will attend the first meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Washington on Thursday, representing President...

Turkey’s intel chief says agency served as bridge between Israel, Hamas to help Gaza ceasefire

Turkey’s intelligence agency served as a “bridge between all parties” in negotiations that led to the October 2025 Gaza ceasefire, according to the agency’s...

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