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Turkey says hits nearly 500 Kurdish targets in Iraq, Syria

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Wednesday that Turkey's military had hit nearly 500 Kurdish targets across Iraq and Syria as part of a...

At least 80 hurt after magnitude 6 quake hits northwest Turkey

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck northwest Turkey during Wednesday's early hours, injuring at least 80 people, according to Turkish media. The shallow tremor struck about...

Amnesty says justice prevails as Turkey’s top court overturns convictions of 4 rights defenders

"The decision by Türkiye’s highest appeals court to overturn baseless convictions of Amnesty International Türkiye’s Honorary Chair and three other human rights defenders is...

ErdoÄŸan says Turkish military to soon launch ground operation in Syria

President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan said Tuesday that Turkey would "soon" launch a ground operation in Syria against Kurdish militants following airstrikes over the weekend,...

12 people face up to 3 years in prison over Boğaziçi protests

Turkish prosecutors are seeking up to three years in prison for 12 people who took part in protests against the government-appointed rector of İstanbul’s...

24,706 expelled from Turkish military since coup attempt: minister

Turkey’s defense minister has announced that 24,706 personnel from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have been expelled over Gülen links since a failed coup...

Pro-Kurdish party members among 47 detained during protest against Turkish offensive in N. Syria, Iraq

Turkish police on Monday broke up a protest that included members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and the Democratic Regions Party (DBP)...

Kurdish journalist dies in Turkish airstrikes in Syria

Kurdish-Syrian journalist ÃŽsam Hesen Ebdullah died in airstrikes conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) on the bases of Kurdish militants in Syria, the...

Turkish journalist in exile should attend Nobel Banquet instead of ambassador, says Swedish writer

Swedish-Kurdish writer, journalist and social commentator Kurdo Baksi has said that it should be Bülent Keneş, a Turkish journalist living in exile in Sweden,...

75 face detention for financially assisting families of jailed Gülen followers

Turkish police on Monday carried out operations to detain 75 people on allegations of terrorism since they provided financial assistance to the families of...

ErdoÄŸan says Turkey could launch ground operation in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan has said a military offensive Turkey launched against Kurdish militants in northern Syria and Iraq over the weekend should...

UN committee finds rights violations in case of teacher arrested over Gülen links, calls for her release

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on Turkey to release a teacher who was arrested in 2018 over alleged links to a...

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