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Constitutional Court rejects CHP appeal against multiple bar associations law

Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected an appeal for a stay of execution of a recently enacted law changing the structure of bar associations...

Turkey appoints 3 imams, 5 muezzins to Hagia Sophia

Turkey's top religious authority on Thursday appointed three imams and five muezzins to Hagia Sophia Mosque, an iconic landmark in Ä°stanbul set to open...

Turkey’s top appeals court overturns prison sentences of privates in 2016 coup case

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has overturned a decision by a lower court sentencing 14 privates to life in prison on charges of involvement...

Turkey has 222,402 coronavirus cases, death toll at 5,545

Turkey announced 902 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number to 222,402, while 19 more people have died of the disease, according...

High-level resignations prompt allegations of corruption at Turkish health ministry

At least five high-level officials from Turkey’s health ministry have resigned over the past two months, leading the opposition to allege corruption with the...

Turkey registers 928 new coronavirus cases, death toll at 5,526

Turkey announced 928 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number to 221,500, while 18 more people have died of the disease, according...

Woman’s murder prompts calls to implement İstanbul Convention, already under threat of withdrawal by Turkey

The murder of a 27-year-old woman by her ex-lover sparked outrage on Turkish social media on Tuesday, prompting a strong call for implementing the...

Another Turk arrested for allegedly insulting President ErdoÄŸan

A Turkish man who allegedly insulted President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan on social media was arrested by a court on Tuesday, according to the Turkish...

Turkey deploys surveillance balloon on Syrian border: report

Turkey on Tuesday began conducting wide-scale surveillance operations at the Syrian border using a balloon, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency. Deployed to border...

At least 60 migrants killed in Turkish boat disaster: report

Turkish rescue teams have retrieved the bodies of 60 migrants after their boat sank in a lake in the east of the country in...

Single man fired from gov’t service for sending kids he doesn’t have to Gülen-linked school

Muhammed Zekeriya Özdil, a single man with no child, says according to the Inquiry Commission on the State of Emergency Measures (OHAL Commission) he...

Turkish ruling party proposing legislation to tighten grip on social media: report

The Turkish president’s ruling party is submitting draft legislation to parliament that would enable the government to tighten its grip on social media, an...

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