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Syrian Kurdish leader tells Turkey to back off Syria or efforts toward peace with Kurds will fail

Salih Muslim, a senior figure in Syria’s Kurdish-led Democratic Union Party (PYD), told the Bianet news website that Turkey should “keep its hands off”...

Erdoğan’s son hails sidelining of West-oriented elites, calls for a ‘national’ intelligentsia

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s younger son, Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan, said Thursday that Turkey’s “old” intellectual class had been sidelined and argued it was shaped...

ECtHR fast-tracks jailed İstanbul mayor’s case, lawyer says

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to examine the application of İstanbul mayor and main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) presidential...

Antakya’s remaining Christians mark Christmas Eve in Saint Peter’s cave church after quake

A cave church believed to be one of the oldest Christian worship sites in the world drew Orthodox Christians in Turkey’s quake hit city...

Turkey detains 115 suspected ISIL members over alleged Christmas, New Year attack plot

Turkish authorities have detained 115 people suspected of links to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), after intelligence indicated possible attacks...

Turkey’s main opposition leader says Erdoğan’s party in succession fight

Turkey’s main opposition leader Özgür Özel has said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is experiencing in an internal power...

Turkish court hands down multiple life sentences in ‘Daltonlar’ organized crime case

An İstanbul court has handed down multiple life sentences to senior figures in the so-called Daltonlar (Daltons) organized crime group, concluding one of Turkey’s...

Erdoğan ally hints at sabotage as Ankara investigates plane crash that killed Libya’s army chief

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and a key ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said the timing of a plane...

Prominent Turkish TV producer among detainees in growing drug probe

Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of prominent film producer Timur Savcı as part of an expanding drug investigation that has already targeted journalists,...

Turkish general faces investigation for allegedly insulting Erdoğan

Turkish prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into an active-duty general over allegations that he made insulting remarks about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...

Turkish FM’s mid-answer interruption in Damascus prompts speculation of diplomatic snub

Turkey’s foreign minister was cut off mid-answer at a joint press conference in Damascus on Monday, a moment that spread fast online on Tuesday...

Turkey detains 7 for helping families of people jailed over Gülen links

Turkish police on Tuesday detained seven people on accusations of providing financial assistance to the families of individuals jailed or dismissed from their jobs...

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