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Erdoğan, AKP criticized for getting coronavirus shots despite not being on priority list

Turkish President and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and top officials from his party were among the first group...

Survey shows AKP-MHP alliance vote below 50 pct

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its election ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), would have received a nationwide vote of below...

Turkish police conduct raids to detain 37 over ByLock use

Police teams conducted raids on 26 locations on Friday morning in an effort to detain 37 people due to their alleged use of the...

Number of requests, complaints to Turkish presidency saw sharp rise in 2020

The number of applications in which people state their requests and complaints to the Presidential Communications Center (CİMER) through a hotline or online application...

Treasure hunters are destroying Armenian cultural heritage in Turkey

Alin Ozinian One century after the Armenian genocide, the Armenian cultural heritage in Turkey is still being destroyed, not only because of the desire to...

Turkey’s political prisoners denied parole

Cevheri Güven Journalists, Gülen movement followers and Kurds who are imprisoned in Turkey on politically motivated charges are now faced with a new challenge as...

Opposition challenges authenticity of Erdoğan’s high school diploma

An opposition party has challenged the authenticity of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's high school diploma, a move that came after years of debate...

Turkey registers 2,427 workplace deaths in 2020: report

Turkey, which has a poor record of workplace safety, recorded 2,427 workplace deaths in 2020, according to a report from Turkey’s Health and Safety...

Politicians, journalist among 48 detained in İzmir-based counterterrorism operation

A total of 48 people, including politicians and a journalist critical of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), were detained as part of...

HRW says thousands of Gülen followers in Turkish prisons on bogus terrorism charges

The arrest of thousands of people in Turkey due to their links to the faith-based Gülen movement is highlighted in the latest report by...

Turkey drops 2 places on 2021 passport index, ranking 53rd

Turkey has dropped two places on a list of countries with the most powerful passports and now ranks 53rd, according to the latest report...

Social media giants starting to toe the line after fines, Erdoğan says

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said social media companies with a daily access rate of over 1 million in Turkey have begun to...

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