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2 Britons arrested in Turkey with 20kg of cannabis after Thailand trip

A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of a British couple returning home from Thailand who were detained at Istanbul Airport with 20 kg...

Turkey’s Togg partners with unit of Chinese battery giant to develop new EV platform

Turkey’s electric vehicle maker Togg has signed a strategic partnership with Contemporary Amperex Intelligent Technology, a Shanghai-based unit of Chinese battery giant CATL, to...

Swedish journalist’s terrorism trial in Turkey adjourned after 3-minute hearing

The trial in absentia of Swedish journalist Joakim Medin on terrorism-related charges in Turkey was adjourned Thursday after a brief hearing in İstanbul that...

Rights group urges Turkey to revise Article 314, review terrorism convictions after ECtHR ruling

A leading Turkish rights organization has urged the government to revise Article 314 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK), a widely used provision criminalizing...

Jailed İstanbul mayor accuses Erdoğan of taking ‘no steps’ in PKK peace process

Jailed İstanbul mayor and main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu has accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of failing to take...

Turkish vlogger says cruise ship failed to take hantavirus risk seriously after passenger’s death

Ruhi Çenet was surprised when cruise-ship life carried on as usual aboard the MV Hondius, even after the captain announced the first passenger's death. The...

Exile no longer safe as journalists face growing cross-border repression, UN panel warns

Orhan Sait Berber, Geneva Diplomats, UN officials and press freedom advocates warned at a panel discussion in Geneva on Tuesday that exile no longer guarantees...

Turkey displays model of 6,000-km missile at İstanbul defense expo

Turkey’s Defense Ministry is displaying the model of a new ballistic missile, the Yıldırımhan (Lightning), at the SAHA 2026 defense exhibition in İstanbul, presenting...

Turkey, Saudi Arabia sign visa exemption deal for select passport holders

Turkey and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on Wednesday to mutually waive visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and special passports, the state-run Anadolu...

Trial opens in İstanbul over death of environmental journalist

A trial concerning the death of a Turkish journalist known for his environmental reporting began in an İstanbul court on Wednesday, rights groups said. Hakan...

Turkish parties split over Bahçeli’s proposal for Öcalan status in peace process

Turkey’s political parties have reacted sharply to far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli’s proposal to give jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader...

Top appeals court drops case over 1990s disappearance of 8 people in SE Turkey

Turkey’s top appeals court has dropped a long-running case concerning the enforced disappearance of eight people, including three children, in the predominantly Kurdish province...

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