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Jailed PKK leader calls Syria clashes attempt to ‘sabotage’ peace talks

Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), said recent deadly clashes in Syria between government forces and Kurdish fighters appear...

Turkey seizes football club, 8 companies in illegal betting, money laundering probe

Turkish authorities have seized control of top-division football club Eyüpspor and eight companies linked to its jailed president as part of an investigation into...

38 minors arrested over crimes allegedly committed by İstanbul youth gang

Turkish courts have ordered the arrest of 38 minors as part of an investigation into an İstanbul-based youth gang accused of carrying out armed...

Turkish opposition lawmaker claims Russia will net $180 billion from Akkuyu nuclear plant

A lawmaker from Turkey's main opposition party has said documents show Russia will make a net profit of more than $180 billion from Turkey’s...

Prominent scholar says Turkey–PKK peace talks likely to fail amid disputes over rights and security

A well-known scholar of Kurdish politics has warned that Turkey’s latest attempt to revive peace talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is...

Former national volleyball player put under house arrest in İstanbul Municipality probe

A former Turkish national volleyball player has been put under house arrest and prohibited from traveling abroad as part of an ongoing investigation into...

Turkey’s broadcast regulator fines 2 TV stations, orders Disney+ and Spotify to remove content

Turkey’s broadcast regulator has fined two national television stations and ordered global streaming platforms Disney+ and Spotify to remove content from their catalogs, citing...

Turkish woman jailed over Gülen links describes repeated sexual abuse in custody

A woman who was jailed in Turkey over alleged ties to the faith-based Gülen movement claims she was subjected to repeated strip-searches and sexual...

İmamoğlu tells court diploma annulment aimed at blocking his presidential bid

Jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has told a court that prosecutors pressured İstanbul University into annulling his university diploma last year, decades after it...

Former Turkish national football player among 18 detained in expanding drug probe

Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday detained 18 people, including former national football player Ümit Karan, as part of an ongoing drug investigation led by the...

Turkish court orders release pending trial of lawyer in high-profile cases

A Turkish court has ordered the release of Rezan Epözdemir, a Turkish lawyer known for representing clients in several high-profile murder and fraud cases,...

Turkey seizes 298 kilograms of cocaine at Mersin Port: interior minister

Turkey’s interior minister, Ali Yerlikaya, has announced the seizure of 298 kilograms of cocaine during an operation at the Port of Mersin in southern...

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