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Turkish MPs not asked to self-quarantine after lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19

Members of the Turkish Parliament were not asked to self-quarantine after a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) tested positive for COVID-19,...

State-owned Turkish companies in tax havens will move to Turkey over fear of sanctions

A fear of sanctions has prompted Ankara to enable state-owned Turkish companies located in tax havens to move their assets to Turkey, the Cumhuriyet...

Motion seeking military deployment in Azerbaijan submitted to Turkish Parliament

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, president of Turkey and leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), on Monday submitted a motion to the Turkish...

Turkey’s disaster authority bans mayors in İzmir from making post-earthquake comments

Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) has ordered the mayors in İzmir province, which was hit by a powerful earthquake last month, to...

Turkey’s coronavirus crisis feared to be spiraling out of control

Alarming surges in coronavirus cases across Turkey and reports of hospitals running out of beds to accommodate coronavirus patients have raised fears about the...

25 university students held in detention in İstanbul for unknown reasons

Twenty-five university students have been held in police custody at the İstanbul Police Station for two days, although the reason for their detention remains...

Fire destroys 355-year-old mosque on İstanbul’s Bosporus

The Vaniköy Mosque, a 355-year-old wooden mosque located on the Bosporus in İstanbul, was destroyed in a fire on Sunday, according to Turkish media...

İstanbul mayor faces investigation over objections to Kanal İstanbul

An investigation has been launched into Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of İstanbul from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), due to his opposition...

Erdoğan reappoints 2 bureaucrats dismissed by former minister, son-in-law Albayrak

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reappointed two bureaucrats to new positions after they were dismissed from the Treasury and Finance Ministry by his...

Turkish judges board says review of Kavala’s arrest records ‘general and routine’ practice

The Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), Turkey’s top judicial body, has said in a statement that its recent request to review records related...

Turkish prosecutor seeks to lift immunity of main opposition leader over MHP complaint

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has prepared a summary of proceedings against Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP),...

Religious cult leader faces 1,365 years in prison

A prosecutor in a court case against a religious cult has demanded up to 1,365 years in prison for cult leader Adnan Oktar on...

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