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Erdoğan files complaint against opposition leader Akşener for alleged insult

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday filed a legal complaint against Meral Akşener, chairman of the opposition İyi (Good) Party, for allegedly insulting him,...

Turkey’s interior minister threatens to publicly humiliate opposition candidate

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has harshly reacted to opposition mayoral candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu’s claims that İstanbul is not a safe city, threatening to...

After minister’s threat to detain tourists linked to terrorism, Turkey says all are welcome

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday claiming that all tourists are welcome after Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu vowed the day before to...

Turkey tries to prevent exiled journalists from speaking at UN Human Rights Council

Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed that two journalists in exile were dangerous terrorists in an attempt to prevent them from speaking at a...

Only 3 out of 10 women employed in Turkey, report reveals

A report drafted by the Confederation of Revolutionary Workers' Unions (DİSK) has revealed that only three out of 10 women in Turkey were employed...

Former deputy chief justice given 11-year jail sentence over Gülen links

Former deputy chief justice of Turkey’s Constitutional Court Alparslan Altan has been handed down a prison sentence of 11 years, three months on terrorism...

Mezopotamya news agency reporter detained in Tunceli

Semra Turan, a reporter for the Mezopotamya news agency, was detained in the eastern Turkish province of Tunceli on Wednesday, the agency reported. Turan was...

Ankara mayoral candidate says would appear in TV debate if Erdoğan allows it

Mehmet Özhaseki, the candidate for mayor of Ankara from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said in an interview that he would face...

Turkish minister: Tourists to be detained at airports if suspected of ties to terrorism

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Monday vowed to detain and deport tourists at airports if they are suspected of links to terrorism. Addressing a...

European rights court rules Turkey violated property rights of businessman

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey violated the private property rights of businessman and former politician Cem Uzan. Uzan,...

Turkey orders detention of 101 people over Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 101 people, including military members and public servants, as part of a post-coup crackdown targeting the...

Kurdish singer facing terrorism charges flees Turkey

Kurdish singer and activist Ferhat Tunç told a news website on Tuesday that he left Turkey due to the increasing number of investigations into...

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