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[OPINION] The old world is crumbling: What comes next?

Tarık Toros* The world is on the brink of a profound transformation. The postwar order that shaped our lives for decades is disintegrating. Familiar institutions,...

Turkey’s annual inflation falls below 40 percent

Turkey's annual inflation rate slowed for a ninth consecutive month in February, falling below 40 percent for the first time since June 2023, Agence...

Israel urges US to keep Russian bases in Syria to counter Ankara’s influence: report

Israel has urged the United States to allow Russia to maintain its military presence in Syria as part of a broader strategy to counter...

PKK declares ceasefire after 40 years of conflict with Turkey

Militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah...

[OPINION] The White House showdown: Trump’s gambit leaves Ukraine in the cold

Adem Yavuz Arslan* History often hinges on moments of spectacle, but rarely does it unfold in such raw and unfiltered fashion as it did yesterday...

Gov’t proposes law restricting gender transition, criminalizing expression of LGBTQ+ identity

Turkey’s Justice Ministry is proposing sweeping legal changes that would restrict gender transition procedures and criminalize public expression of LGBTQ+ identity, according to a...

Joy and fear among Kurds in Iraq, Syria after Öcalan’s call to disarm

Jailed militant leader Abdullah Öcalan's call for the laying down of arms sparked relief but also fear for the future among Kurds in Syria and...

Int’l community sees Öcalan’s call to PKK as opportunity to end decades-long conflict

The international community has welcomed jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) founder Abdullah Öcalan’s call for the militant group to lay down its arms, with...

Ankara cautious, Kurds jubilant, opposition quiet on Öcalan’s historic call to disband PKK

Jailed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan on Thursday issued an unprecedented call for the militant group to lay down its arms and...

İstanbul mayor to appear in court in June for ‘targeting’ expert witness

İstanbul’s popular Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is set to appear in court in June after an indictment filed against him for allegedly targeting an expert...

Opposition mayor among 21 detained in İstanbul dawn raids in bid-rigging probe

Turkish police detained another main opposition party mayor in İstanbul along with 20 others in pre-dawn raids, part of a bid-rigging and corruption investigation,...

Turkey among top 10 countries with sharpest decline in freedoms: Freedom House

Turkey is among the top 10 countries that have seen the sharpest decline in freedoms over the past decade, the Stockholm Center for Freedom...

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