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Turkey’s agricultural sector sheds 2.6 million jobs in two decades: report

Turkey has lost 2.6 million agricultural jobs since 2002, when the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power, according to a report...

Turkey’s candidate to lead INTERPOL tied to political Red Notice attempt: report

Turkey’s candidate to lead INTERPOL has come under new scrutiny after The Telegraph published a special report alleging that he advised police on how...

Turkey detains 429 suspects in nationwide cybercrime raids, seizes assets worth $23.5 million

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday the detention of 429 suspects in a series of nationwide cybercrime operations over the past 10...

Turkey detains 3 defense industry executives on allegations of espionage

Turkish police have detained three executives from defense contractors operating in the country, accusing them of spying for foreign powers, the DHA news agency...

Famous Turkish YouTuber gets suspended sentence over social media remarks

An İstanbul court has handed down a 26-month suspended sentence to popular YouTuber and filmmaker İlker Canikligil over comments he made during a livestream...

Far-right leader hails MPs’ meeting with Öcalan and says PKK talks are right, legal or not

Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), praised Turkish lawmakers for meeting with Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed founder of the...

İstanbul prosecutor leading CHP crackdown denies claim he held post at state-run company

Akın Gürlek, İstanbul’s chief public prosecutor and the figure behind an intensifying crackdown on the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has denied claims...

Turkish lawmakers meet with Öcalan in landmark visit

Turkey’s parliament said Monday that a group of lawmakers met with Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of Kurdish militants, on İmralı Island, in the...

Syrian Kurdish commander says he wants to visit Turkey, meet with jailed PKK leader

Mazlum Abdi, commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has said he is ready to travel to Turkey and meet with jailed Kurdistan...

Turkey drafts new rules on influencer advertising, bans fortune-telling, illegal betting promotions

Turkey’s trade ministry is preparing a regulation to tighten oversight of influencer advertising on social media, introducing stricter transparency requirements, new rules on artificial...

Turkey to have talks with World Bank on $6 billion electricity grid upgrade: minister

Turkey has reached a preliminary agreement with the World Bank to begin work on a financing package worth up to $6 billion to support...

İstanbul governor bans uncontrolled feeding of stray dogs, cites health risks

The İstanbul Governor’s Office has issued a new circular prohibiting what it describes as “uncontrolled feeding” of stray dogs in public spaces, citing public...

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