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Erdoğan says Turkish courts proved independence by convicting Kavala

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said a decision to jail philanthropist Osman Kavala for life over anti-government protests in 2013 showed that Turkey's courts were...

Arrest warrant issued for journalist due to sex toy remarks about Erdoğan’s son-in-law

A Turkish court has issued an arrest warrant for a journalist who is currently living in exile due to his remarks about a sex...

Power turned back on at opposition leader’s apartment after he ends protest

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), and his family have electricity in their Ankara apartment again after the end...

Union starts ‘Justice Vigil’ in protest of convictions of Kavala, 7 others

The Turkish Union of Engineers and Architects Chambers (TMMOB) has launched a “Justice Vigil” in protest of a recent verdict sentencing businessman and rights...

‘They would’ve hanged me if they could’ Kavala says about his conviction

Businessman and rights defender Osman Kavala has said in his first statement after a recent verdict sentencing him to life in prison that he...

Erdoğan tells Putin ‘ready to take initative’ on Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Ankara was ready to do more to end the war in Ukraine...

Court releases journalist arrested over tweets on personal information leak

A journalist who was jailed last week pending trial after he announced hackers had stolen personal information from government websites and shared some of...

Grey Wolves vandalize Armenian genocide memorial in Brussels

Members of the Grey Wolves, the far-right Ülkücü movement that enjoys a well-organized structure in Turkey and has thousands of followers in some European...

No payment problem for Russian tourists in Turkey: finance minister

Russian tourists will not have problems paying for services in Turkey since the Russian Mir payment system is becoming more widely accepted, Turkish Finance...

Former HDP deputy sentenced to prison after acquittal of identical charges 13 years earlier

A former lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has been sentenced to one year in prison in the retrial of a 2009...

Governor recalled to Ankara after husband criticizes AKP over Kavala conviction

A governor in western Turkey was recalled to Ankara after her husband criticized the policies of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and...

Women’s rights activists to demonstrate at top court for reinstatement of Istanbul Convention

Representatives from Turkey’s women’s rights organizations and lawyers will gather early on April 28 in front of the Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative...

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