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Justice ministry claims ‘no information’ on 2015 killing of Kurdish woman in SE Turkey

The Turkish Justice Ministry has announced that it has “no information” regarding an investigation into the killing of a Kurdish woman whose body was...

Turkey to submit evidence in Turkish-American activist’s killing to int’l courts: report

Turkey will submit evidence in Israel's killing of a Turkish-American woman in the West Bank this month to the United Nations Security Council, International...

Kurdish journalist faces arrest following report on alleged criminal gangs

Turkish police on Saturday raided the home of Rabia Önver, a Kurdish journalist covering gangs in eastern Turkey, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported,...

Expert report on ex-Grey Wolves leader’s assassination debunks defendants’ claims

An expert report in the case of the assassination of former Grey Wolves leader Sinan Ateş concludes that all bullets that killed Ateş came...

Court hands down longer sentence to ex-husband of sexual abuse victim in retrial

A high criminal court in İstanbul that retried the ex-husband and parents of a young woman who filed criminal complaints against them alleging that...

Turkish judge asks minors why they studied together in surreal terror trial

Bünyamin Tekin A trial in İstanbul that has attracted international attention began on Monday, with Turkish minors accused of terrorism for engaging in everyday activities...

Suspect with prior convictions kills policewoman in İstanbul

A 27-year-old policewoman was killed and two others were injured during an altercation in İstanbul between police and a suspect with a criminal record,...

Pro-Turkish forces detain 18 in Syria for protesting Ankara’s possible rapprochement with Damascus

Pro-Turkish forces detained 18 people in northern Syria's Afrin region following protests against efforts at normalization with Damascus, according to the Syrian Observatory for...

New low in Erdoğan’s crackdown: Minors prosecuted as terrorists for socializing with peers

Turkey is set to put 14 high school students on trial for alleged membership in a terrorist organization as part of a crackdown on...

Drug lord known as ‘Turkish Escobar’ dies in prison

Urfi Çetinkaya, a notorious drug dealer known as “Turkish Escobar,” has died in a prison in the western province of İzmir where he was...

Forensic report reveals 8-year-old girl strangled to death on day of disappearance

As the mystery surrounding the murder of an 8-year-old girl continues to dominate Turkey's agenda, a forensic report has shed some light on the...

Turkey reviews security of communication devices after Lebanon blasts: report

Turkey is reviewing its measures to secure the communication devices used by its armed forces after the deadly blasts in Lebanon, Reuters reported, citing...

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