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Turkey among bottom 20 percent in liberal democracy index: report

Turkey was ranked 147th among 179 countries in the liberal democracy index of the Swedish-based Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute, placed among the bottom...

[OPINION] Putin’s Ukraine war has divided not only Christians, but Muslims as well

Türkmen Terzi Russian President Vladimir Putin had long denied intentions to invade neighboring Ukraine, and it therefore came as a great shock to the...

[ANALYSIS] Could Turkey become Europe’s security provider in the Black Sea with radar and TF-2000 frigates?

Fatih Yurtsever* The military operation launched by Russia last Thursday to invade Ukrainian territory continues on three axes. The Russians have taken Ukraine's coastline in...

CBS News apologizes to Turkey for showing İstanbul as part of Greece

US broadcaster CBS News has offered Turkey an apology for showing İstanbul as a territory of neighboring Greece on a map illustrating the Russian...

Italy’s Eni to pull out of Russia-Turkey pipeline

Italian oil giant Eni said Tuesday it would withdraw from the Blue Stream gas pipeline linking Russia to Turkey, in which it has a...

Turkish-owned ship hit by bomb off coast of Odessa, no casualties

A Turkish-owned ship was hit by a bomb off the coast of Ukraine's port city of Odessa on Thursday, Reuters reported, citing Turkey's Maritime...

Turkey seeks extradition of crime boss from UAE

Turkey has asked the United Arab Emirates to extradite a convicted crime boss who fled prosecution and accused the allies of President Recep Tayyip...

Kosovar officials involved in illegal deportation of Turkish teachers face 5 years in prison

Three Kosovar officials involved in the illegal deportation of six Turkish teachers to Turkey on March 29, 2018 face five-year prison sentences in a...

[ANALYSIS] What is Russia’s actual intent in promulgating NOTAMS in the Black Sea?

Fatih Yurtsever* Tensions in the Black Sea are growing due to recent Russian naval activity. According to published NOTAMs covering February 13-19, 2022, Russia is...

Austrian police find 8 migrants from Turkey in a truck: report

Austrian police have announced that last month they found eight migrants from Turkey in life-threatening conditions hidden inside a narrow wooden pallet box that...

Turkey ranks 103rd among 167 countries in EIU’s Democracy Index 2021

Turkey has been ranked 103rd among 167 countries in the latest edition of The Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Democracy Index, rising by one place...

Turkish drone used by Ethiopia killed 59 civilians sheltering in a school in Tigray: report

The Washington Post has analyzed photos of shrapnel and satellite imagery and cross-referenced video to confirm that Ethiopia used a Turkish drone in January...

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