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Turkish-flagged LPG vessel hit during unloading in Ukrainian port, no injuries reported

A Turkish-flagged LPG ship carrying 16 crew members was struck by an unidentified projectile during offloading operations at the Port of Izmail in southeastern...

Expert report finds AFAD, local officials responsible for deaths in 2023 earthquakes

A new expert report in a case concerning a housing complex that collapsed in earthquakes that struck Turkey on February 6, 2023 has for...

Turkish court releases academic after 36 days in pretrial detention over social media poll

Turkish academic and author Emrah Gülsunar was released from pretrial detention on Monday after spending 36 days behind bars over a social media poll...

Turkish minister boasts of drop in femicides as 217 women killed by men in first 10 months of year

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has praised what he called a sharp decline in femicides this year, even as official data show that 217...

İstanbul hotel evacuated after tourists die of suspected poisoning

The hotel where a family of Turkish-German tourists were staying when they suffered suspected poisoning that killed the mother and two children was evacuated...

Australia rejects offer to co-host UN climate summit with Turkey

Australia on Monday rejected Turkey's offer to co-host next year's UN climate summit, as their rival bids for COP31 distract from this year's ongoing...

PKK militants say they have left key area in northern Iraq

The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) said on Monday that its forces had withdrawn from a key border area in northern Iraq, in a...

Press freedom groups urge Turkey to end media crackdown, free journalists

Eight international press freedom groups on Thursday called on Turkey to revise laws restricting media freedom, release jailed journalists and take concrete steps to...

Turkey logged more than 3,200 torture or ill-treatment cases in 2024: report

Turkey recorded at least 3,254 cases of torture or ill-treatment in 2024 that occurred in police custody, at protests and in prisons, the Human...

Turkey no longer a safe haven for Uyghurs amid residency cancellations and deportation risks: HRW

Turkey is increasingly restricting the legal stay of Uyghurs and deporting some to third countries despite the risk of eventual return to China, in...

Turkey ranks among world’s worst for internet freedom: Freedom House

Turkey is among the five countries with the steepest long-term declines in internet freedom, according to a new report released Thursday by US-based democracy...

Turkey expands Investco probe, appoints trustees to 20 more companies

İstanbul prosecutors have expanded their investigation into Investco Holding, with a court putting 20 additional companies linked to the group under the management of...

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