40.2 C
Frankfurt am Main

CATEGORY

Headline

Turkish police detain 57 in new operation targeting İstanbul Municipality

Turkish police detained 57 people on Monday in a new operation targeting an İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality subsidiary, the latest in a series of investigations...

Turkey condemns Israel’s interception of Gaza-bound aid flotilla as ‘act of piracy’

Turkey on Monday condemned Israel’s interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that sailed from southwestern Turkey last week, calling it a “new act of...

95 percent of İstanbul residents worried after school shootings: survey

More than 95 percent of İstanbul residents say they are worried about recent school attacks in Turkey, according to a survey by the İstanbul...

European rights court faults Turkey for pretrial detention of former Kurdish lawmaker

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey violated the rights of former Kurdish lawmaker Ayla Akat Ata by holding her...

Iran confirms squad will travel to Turkey for World Cup preparations

Iran's World Cup squad will travel to Turkey on Monday for a training camp, friendlies and to complete visa applications before heading to the...

Turkish Parliament rejects proposal on Kurdish language rights

Turkey’s parliament on Thursday rejected a proposal by the country’s pro-Kurdish party to investigate barriers to the public use of the Kurdish language, the...

Former deputy police chief warns of burnout, pressure in Turkish force amid rising suicides

Orhan Sait Berber Former Ankara deputy police chief İsmail Öztürk has warned that long working hours, pressure from superiors and weakened recruitment standards are fueling...

Environmentalists warn mines are draining Turkey’s water sources

Güney was once a water-rich village fed by 50 springs in Turkey's western Uşak province, but since a gold mine opened 20 years ago,...

Syrian Kurdish commander plans to visit Turkey, meet with jailed PKK leader

The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has said plans for a visit to Turkey are being discussed and that a trip...

Main opposition leader says Erdoğan gov’t is trying to break him through judicial pressure

Turkey’s main opposition leader has accused the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of using the judiciary to target his party, his allies and...

Turkey’s central bank raises 2026 inflation target to 24 percent from 16 percent

Turkey’s central bank on Thursday raised its end-2026 inflation target to 24 percent from 16 percent, acknowledging that inflation is no longer expected to...

İstanbul court keeps İmamoğlu, 3 others jailed in ‘political espionage’ case

A Turkish court on Wednesday rejected requests for the release of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and three co-defendants in a “political espionage” trial...

Latest news