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6 arrested in probe into İstanbul Municipality’s digital platforms

Six people have been arrested as part of an investigation into the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality over its digital platforms “İstanbul Senin” (İstanbul Is Yours)...

6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes western Turkey, felt in İstanbul and İzmir

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit western Turkey late Monday, shaking cities including İstanbul and the Aegean province of İzmir, according to the country’s Disaster and...

RSF lists Turkey among countries targeting journalists for environmental reporting

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday listed Turkey as among the countries harassing journalists for covering environmental issues, highlighting the growing risks faced by...

Turkey sees broadly defined unemployment rate at 28.6 percent in September: TurkStat

Turkey’s broadly defined unemployment rate was 28.6 percent in September, with a 1.2 percentage point decrease compared to the previous month, according to official...

Erdoğan’s far-right ally seeks higher taxes on foreign digital platforms

Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), a key ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has submitted a bill to parliament that would sharply raise...

Hundreds of Turkish football referees accused of betting on matches

Hundreds of Turkish football referees, including several officiating in top national leagues, are under investigation for allegedly placing online bets in violation of professional...

Jailed İstanbul mayor hit with fresh charges of ‘political espionage’

Prosecutors have filed new charges of “political espionage” against jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, deepening a months-long legal saga that has already kept the...

Senior PKK figure says jailed leader’s freedom ‘key’ to peace process

Securing the release of the jailed founder of the Kurdish militant group Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is needed for the success of the emerging...

Kurdish PKK announces withdrawal of all forces from Turkey to northern Iraq

The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) began withdrawing all of its forces from Turkish soil to northern Iraq on Sunday, while urging Ankara to...

Turkey appoints trustee to run pro-opposition network TELE1

Turkish authorities have appointed a government-controlled trustee to take over management of TELE1, one of the country’s last remaining pro-opposition television networks, after the...

Turkish court adjourns trial of AFP photographer and 3 other journalists over protest coverage

A Turkish court on Friday adjourned the trial of four journalists, including Agence France-Presse (AFP) photographer Yasin Akgül, who face up to three years...

Turkey investigates journalists, blocks access to reports on suspicious death of female student

Turkish authorities have opened investigations into journalists reporting on the suspicious death in 2024 of university student Rojin Kabaiş and have blocked access to...

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