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[OPINION] No ‘third way’ in a decoupling world: How defying the ECtHR is pricing Turkey out of Europe

Ömer Murat* The United States’ miscalculated military engagement in Iran has accelerated the erosion of its superpower status, exposing deep vulnerabilities in its conventional military...

Turkey says no hantavirus cases found after cruise ship outbreak involving Turkish nationals

Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu has announced that no positive hantavirus cases have been detected in Turkey, as attention turned to Turkish nationals who were...

Swedish journalist’s terrorism trial in Turkey adjourned after 3-minute hearing

The trial in absentia of Swedish journalist Joakim Medin on terrorism-related charges in Turkey was adjourned Thursday after a brief hearing in İstanbul that...

Ballistics reports kept from courts show soldiers accused in Turkey coup trial did not fire weapons

Ballistics reports that were long absent from one of Turkey’s main trials over a failed 2016 coup have surfaced nearly 10 years later, with...

Turkish vlogger says cruise ship failed to take hantavirus risk seriously after passenger’s death

Ruhi Çenet was surprised when cruise-ship life carried on as usual aboard the MV Hondius, even after the captain announced the first passenger's death. The...

Turkey, Saudi Arabia sign visa exemption deal for select passport holders

Turkey and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on Wednesday to mutually waive visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and special passports, the state-run Anadolu...

Trial opens in İstanbul over death of environmental journalist

A trial concerning the death of a Turkish journalist known for his environmental reporting began in an İstanbul court on Wednesday, rights groups said. Hakan...

Journalists living in exile are targets of authoritarian repression, Brussels panelists say

A panel discussion held in Brussels on Tuesday brought together journalists living in exile, researchers and press freedom advocates to discuss how journalists continue...

ASELSAN becomes Turkey’s most valuable listed company amid defense export boom

Turkey’s defense electronics giant ASELSAN has become the country’s most valuable publicly traded company, with a market capitalization exceeding 2 trillion lira ($44.4 billion),...

PKK urges Turkey to overcome ‘obstacles’ in peace process

Two senior figures from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) urged Turkish authorities to remove what they described as "obstacles" to progress in peace...

Head of İstanbul doctors chamber warns Turkey may face shortage of surgeons

The newly elected head of the İstanbul Medical Chamber has warned that Turkey may struggle to find doctors willing to perform high-risk surgeries, citing...

640,000 Syrians have returned home from Turkey since Assad’s fall: UNHCR

Some 640,000 Syrians have returned home from Turkey since the fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, according to figures from the...

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