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Ankara mayoral candidate’s assets confront Turks with the reality of AKP elite’s wealth

Bünyamin Tekin The race for mayor of Turkey’s capital city has become the latest arena for showcasing the wealth amassed by the ruling Justice and...

Poverty line for a family of four in Turkey exceeds $1,700

Turkey’s poverty line has risen to 55,691 lira ($1,735), as millions in the country struggle to get by on a minimum wage of 17,002...

Turkey in ‘serious breach’ of ECHR, rule of law by not releasing Kavala: Council of Europe

The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers has declared Turkey in "serious breach" of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and rule of...

Robbed of their elected mayors, Kurds hope March 31 will be a day of reparation

Bünyamin Tekin Since 2016, the Turkish government has systematically appointed trustees to replace democratically elected mayors in the country’s Kurdish-majority regions. This has mainly happened...

Teen involved in deadly Ä°stanbul crash and mother spotted in New York City

A 17-year-old suspect, identified only as T.C., who was involved in a traffic accident earlier in March that left one dead and four injured...

Is the PKK a pretext? Turkey could move further into northern Iraq to combat Iran’s influence

Bünyamin Tekin Turkey is planning a military operation in northern Iraq this summer targeting the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to secure a strategic trade route...

Bulgaria reports sharp drop in border crossing attempts from Turkey

The Bulgarian government has reported a significant decrease in attempts to illegally cross from Turkey into Bulgaria. According to acting interior minister Kalin Stoyanov, Bulgarian...

Turkey’s central bank targets lira reserve requirements in latest tightening step: report

Turkey's central bank directed lenders to put portions of their lira required reserves into blocked accounts, according to a document sent on Wednesday, in...

2 police officers from ErdoÄŸan’s security detail die in traffic accident in southeastern Turkey

Two police officers died in a traffic accident on Wednesday involving Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's security detail in the southeastern province of Şırnak,...

Report sheds light on shrinking space for civil society in Turkey under state pressure

A report titled "Civil Society Organizations in Turkey: Freedom of Association and Right to Participation" sheds light on the ongoing restriction of the civil...

Turkish prosecutors issue fake arrest warrants for fraudulent asylum applications: Swiss media

Turkish nationals have been granted asylum in Switzerland by presenting fake arrest warrants issued by Turkish prosecutors, according to Swiss media reports. The scheme, which...

New report examines systemic rights violations in ByLock prosecutions

A new report released on Wednesday by the London-based human rights organization Statewatch reveals systemic human rights violations by Turkish authorities in their prosecutions...

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