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Amnesty accuses Iran, Turkey of illegal Afghan migrant pushbacks

Iran and Turkey are preventing entry of Afghan refugees or forcibly returning them to face life-threatening risks under the Taliban regime, in violation of...

Turkey introduces fivefold hike in fees for passage through its straits

The Turkish government has increased by a factor of five the transit fee it charges commercial ships to use the Bosporus and Dardanelles, in...

Court blocks access to news stories on mob boss’ posts including footage of AKP MP

An Ankara court has blocked access to three online news stories which covered recent social media posts by mafia boss Sedat Peker that included...

Police break up protest by Saturday Mothers, briefly detain 12 people

Turkish police on Tuesday broke up a protest organized by the Saturday Mothers, a group of activists and relatives seeking the whereabouts of loved...

Independent research group faces tax audit for failing to declare 33 cents

Turkey’s Finance Ministry has ordered a tax audit of an independent inflation research group whose findings anger the government for being much higher than...

Turkey deports Greek journalist ‘for reasons of public order’

Turkish authorities have deported Evangelos Areteos, a reporter for the Greek Real newspaper and author of two books on Turkish politics, “for reasons of...

Schengen visa-related problems aren’t political or exclusive to Turks: EU ambassador

Serious problems faced by Turks in their business trips to European countries, including long waiting periods for visa appointments, the increasing rate of rejection...

21 detained in İstanbul over alleged Gülen links

Turkish police on Friday detained 21 people in simultaneous operations in İstanbul due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement, the TR724 news...

US does not support possible reconciliation between Turkey and Syria

An official from the US Department of State has said the US government will not support any efforts aimed at reconciling with Syrian President...

Top court finds sentence justified in case of Gezi Park protestor killed by police

The Turkish Constitutional Court rejected an appeal from the family of Abdullah Cömert, 22, who was killed in southern Hatay province after being hit...

Pop singer’s arrest slammed for displaying politicization of Turkish judiciary

The recent arrest of famous Turkish pop singer and songwriter Gülşen Bayraktar Çolakoğlu, part of an investigation into her due to remarks that allegedly...

Gov’t-appointed Boğaziçi University rector suspends 16 academics for involvement in protests

Boğaziçi University rector Naci İnci, who was appointed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has suspended 16 academics over their participation in protests against...

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