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Turkey given extra time to submit defense in Kavala case

The Turkish government has been given extra time, until September 16, by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to submit its defense concerning...

Pro-Turkey forces detain journalist in northern Syria: rights group

A Syrian journalist working for several media outlets in an area of the country's north controlled by Turkey-backed rebel factions has been detained by...

Ruling party MP labels online gaming as a ‘national security threat’

A lawmaker from Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has sparked controversy by labeling online gaming platforms a national security threat, the Demirören...

Deutsche Welle to challenge Turkish journalist’s conviction at top court

German state-owned international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) will take the conviction of its İstanbul office coordinator, journalist Bülent Mumay, to Turkey’s Constitutional Court after...

Erdoğan appoints bar association president as his party’s provincial chair in southern city

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed the head of the bar association in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş as chairman of his party’s provincial...

Investigation launched into opposition MP who called Erdoğan a ‘snob’

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a main opposition party lawmaker who called President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a “snob” for his remarks accusing...

One in 10 illegal migrants crossing to UK by boat is Turkish: Home Office

Turks made up 10 percent of the migrants who entered the UK illegally by way of small watercraft in the first half of 2024,...

Floods in Turkey leave one dead, one missing

Floods caused by torrential rain in central Turkey have killed one person and left one missing, Agence France-Presse reported, citing authorities and media. The body...

Finance minister denies rumors of resignation

Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek on Friday denied rumors of his resignation, dismissing the reports as unfounded and harmful. "I did not resign. The scenarios...

Turkey, Russia resume joint patrols in northeast Syria: report

Turkish and Russian troops in armored vehicles have resumed joint ground patrols in northeast Syria after operations were halted last year for security reasons,...

Turkish drone strike kills two journalists in Iraqi Kurdistan: officials

A Turkish drone strike killed two women journalists in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Friday, Kurdish officials said, Agence France-Presse reported. The counterterrorism service in...

Belated Orthodox Mass at Sümela Monastery takes place amid nationalist fury

The 11th annual Orthodox Mass at the historic Sümela Monastery in Turkey's Black Sea province of Trabzon took place later than scheduled on Friday...

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