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Ex-Turkish ambassador confirms Uber hired his firm to lobby for license in Turkey

Namık Tan, Turkey's former ambassador to the United States, has confirmed claims that global ridesharing company Uber had in 2016 hired a company jointly...

KKTC deports ‘Australia’s most wanted man’

The self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) has deported Australian fugitive Mark Buddle to Turkey, where he is being processed before his handover...

Council of Europe urges Turkey to free Kavala

The Council of Europe on Monday renewed its call for Turkey to release Osman Kavala, a critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who has...

ECtHR says Turkey failed to comply with its Kavala judgement

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Monday said Turkey failed to comply with a binding judgment of the court in December 2019...

Fitch cuts Turkey’s debt ratings to ‘B’ from ‘B+’

Ratings agency Fitch downgraded Turkey's debt rating to "B" from "B+" on Friday, citing increasing inflation and broad concerns about the economy, from a...

US lawmakers pledge to block F-16 sale to Turkey

Thirty-five US congressmen pledged on Friday to “take every action afforded to us as Members of Congress” to block the sale of F-16 fighter...

Press group bestows freedom award on 16 journalists jailed in Diyarbakır

The Turkish Journalists’ Association (TGC) has bestowed this year’s Press Freedom Award on 16 journalists who were recently arrested in southeastern Diyarbakır province on...

Erdoğan tells Turks to show more patience amid soaring prices

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he is aware of the difficulties caused by the high cost of living in the country but...

Ex-AKP member says will reveal everything he knows about claims of guns delivered on coup night

A former member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has said he will reveal everything he knows about claims that a large...

Turkey’s far-right leader calls healthcare workers’ protests against violence ‘illegitimate’

Turkey’s far-right leader and an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed doctors and medical workers who took to the streets on Thursday...

Turkish court releases man convicted of killing woman’s abusive boyfriend

Kadir Şeker, who was convicted of killing a man after Şeker saw him beating his girlfriend in a public park in 2020, has been...

Poll shows Erdoğan falling behind his potential rivals in vote

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has far less support than two of his potential rivals in a presidential election, the results of a public...

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