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Turkish gov’t denies journalist’s claim Erdoğan is mentally unfit

A Turkish journalist’s claim that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is “mentally disconnected” and no longer in control of key state affairs has drawn a...

Turkey monitoring citizens detained aboard Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen: report

Turkey is closely monitoring the status of its citizens aboard the Gaza-bound aid vessel Madleen, which was seized by Israeli naval forces in international...

[UPDATE] Turkish mayor dies after electric shock at home pool

Manisa Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek died Monday at the age of 48, three days after suffering a severe electrical shock while inspecting a malfunction in...

European rights court faults Turkey for withholding inmate’s letter to fiancée

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Turkish prison authorities violated the rights of Emrah Uygun, who was sentenced to more than six...

Dismissed military officer injured in factory explosion dies, exposing human cost of post-coup purge

A former Turkish military officer who was dismissed by emergency decree in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt has died of injuries sustained...

Global backlash follows Israeli seizure of Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen

Israeli forces' interception of the Madleen, a civilian aid ship carrying 12 international human rights activists — including citizens of Turkey, France, Sweden and...

Opposition MP questions holiday traffic fines, claims revenue motive

A lawmaker from the nationalist opposition İYİ (Good) Party has brought recent traffic enforcement practices to parliament, accusing Turkish authorities of using speed checks...

Corruption is entrenched in presidential system in Turkey, opposition leader says

Former Turkish prime minister and current leader of the opposition Future Party (GP) Ahmet Davutoğlu has sharply criticized the country’s presidential system of governance,...

No peace possible in Turkey without Alevi involvement, pro-Kurdish party co-chair says

Tülay Hatimoğulları, co-chair of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), declared at the 13th British Alevi Festival in London that any...

Israel storms boat delivering aid to Gaza, Turk aboard urges pressure on Ankara for his release

Israeli forces intercepted a humanitarian aid boat headed for Gaza early Monday, detaining all 12 activists aboard including a Turkish citizen who called on...

Turkey arrests 2 in investigation into apartment building fire that killed 4

Two people have been arrested in connection with a fire that tore through a 13-story apartment building in Turkey’s southeastern city of Diyarbakır, killing...

Turkish gov’t under fire over AI-powered blitz of speeding tickets during Eid holiday

The Turkish government is facing a mounting backlash after issuing hundreds of thousands speeding tickets with help of AI-powered detectors during the Eid al-Adha...

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