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Pro-Kurdish party says Turkey’s election threshold should be eliminated

Co-chairperson of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Pervin Buldan has said the country's 10 percent election threshold should not be lowered to 7...

I’m not afraid to be tried for graft, former minister says

A former minister who recently confirmed the validity of charges against him in connection with a corruption scandal that had shaken the Turkish government...

Former columnist under travel ban not allowed to seek treatment abroad

An İstanbul court has rejected a request that a travel ban previously imposed on Professor Mümtazer Türköne, a columnist from the now-closed Zaman newspaper,...

Jobless rate climbs to 12 percent in July as supports end in Turkey

Turkey's unemployment rate rose to 12.0 percent in July from 10.6 percent a month earlier as pandemic-related labor supports expired, according to data on...

Turkish couple in exile protests enforced disappearances in front of European rights court

A Turkish couple living in Europe started a five-day protest on Wednesday in front of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to draw...

Don’t give up your values out of fear of prison, journalist Altan says

Journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan, who was released from prison in April after more than four years behind bars on charges of involvement in...

Woman demanding justice for slain family members faces 4 years in prison

A Turkish public prosecutor is seeking a jail sentence of up to four years for Emine Şenyaşar, who has been demanding justice for three...

Turkey’s family ministry calls book with gay characters a ‘harmful publication’

Turkey's Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services has labelled a book with gay characters a “harmful publication,” rekindling ongoing debates about state censorship...

Cyprus withdraws schoolbook over Atatürk praise

Schools in the Greek Cypriot-run Republic of Cyprus were instructed Wednesday to remove a textbook from the curriculum because of its praise for modern...

[ANALYSIS] The Atmaca cruise missile will make the Turkish Navy a more effective deterrent

Fatih Yurtsever* Turkey's cruise missile program has been concluded with success. Turkey's fourth Ada-class corvette, the TCG Kinaliada, performed the final test-firing of the Roketsan-produced...

Military staff, judges among 65 facing detention over Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors in several cities have issued detention warrants for 65 active duty and former military officers, dismissed judges and prosecutors, and lawyers and...

Armenia says ready for talks with Turkey on mending ties

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Wednesday that Armenia was prepared to hold discussions on repairing relations with Turkey, a longstanding foe of the ex-Soviet...

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