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Turkey eases coronavirus restrictions, reopens most restaurants, schools

Turkey on Monday reopened most restaurants for indoor dining and allowed more students to return to school as it rolled back tough coronavirus restrictions,...

Former Turkish police chief jailed after 2013 investigation given limited water in prison

Former Turkish police chief Ömer Köse, who has been imprisoned since 2014 due to his role in December 2013 graft probes that implicated high-level...

Turkish court acquits veteran actors of Erdoğan insult charges

An İstanbul court on Monday delivered a rare victory to freedom of expression advocates in Turkey by acquitting two veteran actors of insulting President...

AKP politician under fire again for claiming Gülen-linked women conceive in conjugal rooms

Özlem Zengin, a senior official from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), has come under fire once again due to remarks claiming that...

Turkey records 1.8 percent economic growth in 2020 despite pandemic

Turkey's economy grew 5.9 percent in the fourth quarter and 1.8 percent in 2020 as a whole, annual data showed on Monday, emerging as...

3 int’l rights groups call on CoE to take action against Turkey due to non-compliance with Kavala ruling

Three international rights groups have called on the Council of Europe to start infringement proceedings against Turkey over the country’s failure to release prominent...

Khashoggi’s fiancée demands punishment for Saudi prince

The Turkish fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Monday that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman should be "punished without delay"...

Famous Turkish actor risks jail on Erdoğan insult charges

Müjdat Gezen's half-century career as an acclaimed Turkish writer and actor has included awards, a stint as a UN goodwill ambassador and a taste...

Turkey, Iran summon ambassadors in Iraq row

Turkey and Iran summoned each other's ambassadors on Sunday, escalating a row over Turkey's presence in Iraq, Agence France-Presse reported, citing Turkish and Iranian...

Le Monde: 3 women who pose a challenge to Erdoğan’s ‘patriarchal model’

Canan Kaftancıoğlu, Şebnem Korur Fincancı and Meral Akşener, three of the most powerful women in Turkey, have been described by French daily Le Monde...

Defense minister says Turkey to use S-400s independent of NATO defense systems

Despite ongoing calls from the United States and its NATO allies urging Turkey not to use a Russian missile defense system, Turkish Defense Minister...

7 students face up to 3 years in prison over Boğaziçi protests

Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to three years in prison for seven students over a poster depicting Islam's holiest site with LGBT imagery, Agence...

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