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Prosecutors seek up to 2,430 years in prison for jailed İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu in massive political case

Turkish prosecutors have filed a long-awaited indictment of İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, accusing him of leading a vast criminal network and committing 142...

Turkish military cargo plane crashes on Georgia–Azerbaijan border; 20 on board

A Turkish military cargo plane carrying 20 passengers and crew crashed in Georgia on its way home from Azerbaijan, the defense ministry said Tuesday. "Our...

Turkey detains 76 in money-laundering operation linked to İstanbul’s Grand Bazaar

İstanbul prosecutors have announced the detention of 76 suspects and the seizure of assets worth 335 million Turkish lira ($7.9 million) as part of...

Over 1,000 players been found to have placed bets on matches, Turkish Football Federation says

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has announced that 1,024 professional players have been found to have placed bets, expanding the country’s fast-growing sports-betting scandal...

Lawmaker disputes Turkey’s claim of high rate of compliance with European rights court rulings

Turkish independent lawmaker Mustafa Yeneroğlu has accused Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç of misleading the public by misrepresenting Turkey’s rate of compliance with judgments issued...

Football club president, referees among 8 jailed in Turkey over alleged betting, match-fixing

A Turkish court has jailed eight suspects, including Eyüpspor President Murat Özkaya and several referees, in a criminal case concerning referees betting on football...

Erdoğan raises family size target, urges Turks to have at least 4 or 5 children

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on Turkish families to have more children, raising his long-standing target from three to “at least four or...

Germany mistakenly deports Uyghur woman to China instead of Turkey

Germany deported a Uyghur woman back to China rather than to Turkey after a bureaucratic mix-up, government sources said Monday, with critics slamming a...

Canada grants asylum to CHP supporters, citing risk of persecution

Two recent decisions by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) have recognized membership and support for Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)...

Man detained after entering beIN Sports building in İstanbul with toy gun

A man who entered the İstanbul headquarters of sports broadcaster beIN Sports on Monday carrying what turned out to be a toy gun was...

Turkey lifts asset freeze on Syrian president, minister following UN decision

Turkey has lifted its freeze on the assets of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Hasan Khattab in line with a recent...

X user arrested after posting photo of İstanbul chief prosecutor, wife on social media

An İstanbul court has ordered the arrest of a social media user who shared a photo of İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek and...

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