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Defendant in murder trial claims uncle killed 8-year-old for witnessing affair with mother

A murder trial related to the death of an 8-year-old girl whose body was found 19 days after she went missing in August in...

Turkey sets grim record in monthly femicides

Forty-eight women were murdered by men in Turkey in September, setting a record as the highest monthly toll ever reported, the Stockholm Center for...

Turkey’s main opposition appeals decision to arrest ousted mayor

A delegation from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has formally appealed the arrest of Ahmet Özer, the CHP mayor of Esenyurt, İstanbul’s...

Turkish internet celebrity urges witch hunt against food influencer over alleged Gülen links

YouTuber, Twitch streamer and podcaster Ahmet Sonuç, known online as Jahrein, who was recently arrested on obscenity charges, has instigated a smear campaign against...

Journalists among dozens detained during protests over removal of Kurdish mayors

On the second day of protests that erupted over the removal of three Kurdish mayors from their posts in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast, dozens...

Turkish voters don’t see need for a new constitution: poll

Amid an ongoing debate about whether Turkey needs a new constitution, the results of a recent survey indicate that a majority of the Turkish...

Rights groups urge Turkey’s parliament to reject espionage amendment

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) have called on Turkey’s parliament to reject a proposed legislative amendment that could criminalize...

Beşiktaş moving home game against Maccabi Tel Aviv to ‘neutral country’

The Europa League match between Beşiktaş and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv scheduled for November 28 in İstanbul will be played "in a neutral...

12 injured in fire at Tüpraş oil refinery in northern Turkey: report

A fire at the site of Turkey's top oil refiner, Tüpraş, that broke out during work on a compressor slightly injured 12 people in...

Turkish man accused of violating US sanctions on Venezuelan oil

A Turkish man has been arrested in Florida for allegedly violating US sanctions by conspiring to ship oil for Venezuela's state-owned energy company, Agence...

EP Turkey rapporteur urges ‘clear EU answer’ for removal of mayors in Turkey

The European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur, Nacho Sanchez Amor, has called on the European Union to give a “clear” answer on the recent removal of...

Activists detained in İstanbul for protest of German ship allegedly carrying explosives to Israel

Turkish police on Sunday evening detained several activists who stormed a German ship docked in İstanbul over allegations that it carried explosives destined to...

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