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More than 6,000 people appeared in court in 2023 for insulting Erdoğan, his gov’t

A total of 6,879 people appeared in Turkish courts in 2023 on allegations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan or his Justice and Development...

Turkish FM says Israel rejected request to airdrop aid to Gaza, vows to take measures

Turkey on Monday said Israel had blocked its attempt to airdrop aid to Gaza and vowed to take a series of new measures against...

AKP spokesman defends Erdoğan’s record on Palestine against criticism over trade with Israel

Ömer Çelik, spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling party, on Monday defended the president's stance on Palestine amid growing criticism of Turkey's...

NGOs sue Dutch gov’t over 2016 EU migrant deal with Turkey

Three nongovernmental organizations are suing the Dutch government over the European Union's 2016 migration agreement with Turkey, alleging that it has led to deteriorating...

Erdoğan-ally MP owns company that sells Israeli agricultural products in Turkey

An investigative journalist has reported that a lawmaker from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which generally allies with the president, owns a company that...

Pro-gov’t Turkish daily features main opposition leader in lead story for first time

The leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Özgür Özel, has been featured for the first time, and even described in a...

Miner buried in landslide in eastern Turkey laid to rest after 53 days underground

One of nine miners buried under a landslide in Turkey’s eastern Erzincan province in February whose body was finally retrieved after 53 days underground...

Turkey lifts visa exemption for Tajik citizens after Russia attack

Turkey has revoked the tourist visa exemption for citizens of Tajikistan after two Tajik suspects in a deadly terrorist attack on a concert hall...

Anti-Israel activists faced detention, police force during protest in İstanbul

Turkish police on Saturday used excessive force to disperse a group of young people who had gathered in the central İstanbul neighborhood of Taksim...

Fenerbahçe walks off field in Turkish Super Cup protest

Fenerbahçe walked off the field within three minutes of the start of the rescheduled Turkish Super Cup against their İstanbul rival Galatasaray on Sunday...

23 arrested for protesting overturning of Kurdish mayor’s election victory

Turkish courts arrested 23 people among hundreds detained over protests that erupted across Turkey in response to a local electoral authority’s decision to annul...

FBI investigating upgrades NYC mayor received on flights to Turkey in probe of illegal donations

The FBI is investigating potential wrongdoing in the 2020 campaign of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, examining the pricey upgrades that Adams received...

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