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6 major streaming platforms investigated in Turkey for competition law violations

Turkey’s Competition Authority has launched an investigation into six major streaming platforms over alleged violations of the country’s competition law, the state-run Anadolu news...

Syria’s Kurdish-led forces blame Turkey for airstrikes killing 9

Kurdish-led forces that control large swathe of northern Syria said nine people from the same family were killed Sunday night in a bombing it...

Turkey again presses PKK to disband ‘immediately’

Turkey’s defense minister on Saturday renewed calls for the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to lay down its arms immediately, following jailed leader Abdullah Öcalan’s...

Pro-gov’t businessman files complaints against 26 journalists for their reports

Mehmet Cengiz, a well-known businessman in Turkey with close ties to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has filed criminal complaints against 26 journalists from a...

Court acquits 46 in trial of Saturday Mothers over their eventful 700th meeting

An İstanbul court has ruled for the acquittal of 46 people from the Saturday Mothers, a group of activists and relatives seeking to learn...

Turkey’s main opposition leader ordered to pay damages to notorious İstanbul prosecutor

Özgür Özel, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been ordered by a court to pay damages to Akın Gürlek,...

Turkish police detain 5 for allegedly spying for Iran

Five people have been detained in police operations across three provinces in Turkey on accusations of engaging in espionage for Iran, the state-run TRT...

49 detained, 23 companies seized in İstanbul illegal betting probe

Turkish police have detained 49 people and seized 23 companies including a TV station and a bank as part of an investigation into illegal...

Court allows investigation into 6 civil servants over deadly hotel fire in northern Turkey

A court in Ankara has allowed an investigation into six civil servants in connection with a deadly fire at a hotel in northwestern Turkey...

Kurdish militant group PKK says ‘impossible’ to safely meet on dissolution

The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) said it was currently "impossible" for its leadership to safely meet to formally dissolve the group in line...

Turkey passes controversial cybersecurity law amid concerns from opposition

The Turkish Parliament has passed a controversial cybersecurity law despite strong warnings from opposition politicians, rights groups and legal experts that it could enable...

Majority of Turks expect economy to worsen, want early elections: survey

More than 61 percent of Turks think the country’s economic situation will deteriorate further in the next six months, while nearly 58 percent want...

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