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Israel trying to secure release of couple arrested in Turkey on espionage charges

Israeli authorities are trying to secure the release of an Israeli couple that was arrested in Turkey on Friday for taking a photo of...

Artist walks streets of Ä°stanbul with Kavala portrait to protest his imprisonment

An artist is walking around the streets of Ä°stanbul carrying a portrait of jailed Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, to protest his extended imprisonment, the...

Turkey investigates 53 foreign ministry diplomats over alleged ByLock use

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into 53 diplomats from the foreign ministry on charges of terrorist organization membership due to their alleged use...

Spain’s BBVA seeks full ownership of Turkish lender Garanti

Spain's second-largest bank BBVA said Monday it has launched a bid to take full control of Turkish lender Garanti, issuing a vote of confidence...

Cancer patient’s treatment delayed for 7 months in Kırıkkale F-type Prison

Cihat Özdemir, an inmate in central Turkey’s Kırıkkale F-type Prison, said in a letter his treatment for cancer had been delayed for seven months...

MetroPoll survey shows Turkey’s opposition bloc leaving AKP-MHP alliance behind

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Public Alliance, which includes his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the far-right Nationalist Movement Party...

Top Turkish court overturns ban on recording police officers on duty

Turkey’s Council of State has unanimously voted to overturn a regulation issued by the Security General Directorate prohibiting people from filming or recording police...

Opposition blames AKP gov’t for Turkish lira hitting record low of 10 to US dollar

Opposition parties have slammed Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government as the lira, which has weakened by more than a quarter so...

Municipality denies tax break to purged public servant

A municipality in Samsun province refused to give a dismissed civil servant a property tax reduction available to all eligible citizens, citing instructions from...

Bolu mayor seeks to deter migrants by imposing exorbitant fee for foreigners who want to marry

Foreigners who want to marry in Bolu will be required to pay a fee of TL 100,000 ($10,100), in an attempt to deter migrants...

Gov’t denies assistance to autistic teen due to father’s alleged links to Gülen movement

A district governor’s office in Hatay province has been refusing to provide assistance to the family of Rüveyda Tekgöz, a 16-year-old autistic girl because...

Court denies abducted teacher’s request for investigation into torture allegations

Ankara’s 1st Penal Court of Peace has rejected the appeal of Zabit Kişi, 48, whose request for an investigation into his allegations of torture was previously...

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