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Protests in Turkey condemn Aleppo offensive targeting Kurdish neighborhoods

Protests were held in several predominantly Kurdish cities in Turkey on Thursday against Syria’s interim authorities as fighting in Aleppo intensified around the Kurdish-majority...

Storm batters Turkey, tearing off roofs, flooding coasts, disrupting transport

Severe storms and heavy rainfall swept across large parts of Turkey on Thursday, causing widespread damage from İstanbul to western and central provinces, flooding...

UN agency for Palestinian refugees says it will open Ankara office within weeks

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees is set to open an office in Ankara within weeks, its chief, Philippe Lazzarini, said on a visit...

Turkey shifts from drug transit route to production hub: Turkish police

Turkey has moved beyond its traditional role as a corridor for illegal drugs and has become a destination market and a production hub, according...

Erdoğan sues main opposition leader after claim that Trump is threatening him over personal wealth

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan filed a 500,000 lira ($11,600) defamation lawsuit against the leader of Turkey’s main opposition party after he alleged that...

Erdoğan’s strongest rival says he can still win presidency from prison: report

İstanbul’s jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s most prominent political challenger, has said his imprisonment will not prevent him from defeating the...

Autopsy confirms violent head trauma in death of Turkish environmental journalist

An autopsy has found that Turkish journalist and environmental activist Hakan Tosun died from severe head trauma caused by violence, sustaining multiple fractures and...

Turkey says it is ready to help Syria against Kurdish fighters if asked

Turkey's military was ready to "support" Syria in its battle with Kurdish fighters in the northwestern city of Aleppo if Damascus asks for help,...

Erdoğan says Turkey received no offer to host Maduro in exile

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday denied claims that the United States offered Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro exile in Turkey prior to his...

Weeklong power cuts hit quake-devastated Hatay days after Erdoğan visit touting recovery

Electricity outages that began on January 1 have left parts of Turkey's southern Hatay province without reliable power for about a week, increasing hardship...

Turkey detains 424 in nationwide drug operations over 2 weeks: minister

Turkish gendarmerie teams have detained 424 suspects in nationwide drug operations carried out over the past two weeks, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on...

17 detained in Turkey over alleged stock market manipulation

Turkish police on Wednesday detained 17 people as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged stock market manipulation at Borsa Istanbul, prosecutors said. The İstanbul...

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