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Ukrainian ambassador marks war anniversary in Ankara, cites Turkey’s Black Sea role

Ukraine’s ambassador to Turkey said Tuesday that Kyiv is grateful for Ankara’s support and sees Turkey as an important player in shaping the future...

Jailed since 2017, Kavala says Turkish government made an example of him to intimidate activists

Turkish philanthropist and human rights defender Osman Kavala said his eight-year imprisonment on charges he calls fabricated serves as a deliberate warning to civil...

Turkey secures $6.75 bln for largest foreign-financed railway project

Turkey has reached a preliminary agreement with six international financial institutions for $6.75 billion in funding for a major railway project that will cross...

Turkey’s far-right leader calls for debate on Öcalan’s legal status amid peace talks

Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has called for a public debate on the legal status of jailed Kurdistan...

Court sentences 7 journalists to 18 days over photos taken at Kobani hearing

A Turkish court has sentenced seven journalists to 18 days in prison for allegedly recording audio and video during the final hearing of the...

Indictment seeks up to 10 years for parents, 3 others over alleged cover-up in fatal İstanbul crash

An indictment filed by Turkish prosecutors is seeking prison sentences of up to 10 years for the parents of a teenage driver and three...

72 face detention in $77.5 million illegal betting probe in Turkey

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 72 people in an illegal betting investigation based in the southern province of Antalya after identifying 3.4...

Lawyer slams ‘scandalous’ indictment concerning Turkish reporter’s death

Prosecutors want to charge two suspects with manslaughter rather than murder over the death of a Turkish journalist known for his environmental reporting, in...

Turkish inspectors question children over religion classes and alleged insults of president

Government inspectors in western Turkey removed children as young as 9 from classrooms and questioned them about religion lessons and possible insults of President...

Police officers among 14 jailed for allegedly leaking information to İstanbul youth gang

Seven police officers were among 14 people put in pretrial detention on Monday on accusations of leaking judicial information to an İstanbul-based youth gang...

Poll shows İmamoğlu leading Erdoğan by 16 points in potential presidential runoff

İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, would have a significant lead over President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a hypothetical second-round presidential election, leading him by...

Turkey moves to seek extradition of ISIL suspects from Iraq after transfer of alleged ‘İstanbul emir’

İlyas Aydın, an alleged senior Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) figure known as the group’s “İstanbul emir,” has been transferred from...

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