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Turkish court sentences social media influencer to prison over X posts

A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced social media influencer Bekir Aslan to prison for social media posts allegedly “disseminating the propaganda of a terrorist...

Turkey seeks to seize crypto wallets, freeze accounts in new judicial reform

A new reform package expected to be submitted to the Turkish Parliament in the coming weeks will give prosecutors the authority to seize crypto...

Turkey plans to send weapons to Syria, seek broader deal on Kurdish groups: report

Turkey is preparing to deliver military equipment to Syria as part of a prospective security arrangement that would expand Ankara’s authority to target Kurdish...

Öcalan urges Turkey to implement ‘right to hope,’ calling it vital for thousands of inmates

Abdullah Öcalan, jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has called on the Turkish government to adopt the “right to hope,” a...

Company owners, ex-university rector among 35 sought in expanding Can Holding probe

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 35 people, including the owners of Can Holding and a former university rector, as part of an...

Turkey’s ruling AKP pushes ahead with bill to allow construction of hotels in national parks

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has advanced a controversial bill that would allow the construction of hotels and tourism facilities inside national...

Turkish experts await Israeli go-ahead to help recover bodies in Gaza

A team of Turkish disaster response specialists is stationed at the Egyptian border, awaiting Israeli authorization to enter Gaza and help in search and...

Turkish experts to help find hostage bodies in Gaza: ministry sources

Turkey has sent 81 disaster relief experts to the Gaza Strip, some of whom will help with finding the remains of 19 hostages still...

AKP, MHP reject motion to investigate suspicious death of female student in eastern Turkey

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its far-right ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), on Wednesday rejected a parliamentary motion to investigate...

Turkey appoints former disaster chief to coordinate Gaza aid as it steps up post-ceasefire role: report

Turkey has appointed Mehmet Güllüoğlu, the former head of the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), as coordinator for humanitarian aid to Gaza,...

Turkish journalist laid to rest with calls for justice after brutal attack

Hundreds gathered in İstanbul on Thursday to bid farewell to journalist and environmental filmmaker Hakan Tosun, who died on Monday after a brutal street...

Turkish prosecutors issue detention warrants over alleged hotel takeover scheme

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for seven suspects in an investigation into alleged racketeering, usury and money laundering tied to the takeover of...

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