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Turkey ready to build Cyprus naval base ‘if necessary’: Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Sunday that his country was ready to build a Cyprus naval base "if necessary,” 50 years after Turkish...

Oil site collapse kills one in SE Turkey: governor

An oil-drilling installation collapsed in southeastern Turkey on Sunday, killing one worker and injuring two more, Agence France-Presse reported, citing local authorities. The accident occurred...

Moody’s lifts Turkey’s credit rating on governance improvement

Moody's said Friday that it has upgraded Turkey's credit rating on improved governance and progress on inflation, while maintaining the country's outlook as "positive,"...

Turkey to send navy to Somalia after agreeing oil and gas search: report

Turkey is set to send navy support to Somali waters after the two countries agreed Ankara will send an exploration vessel off the coast...

Moonlit scramble across the sand for Turkey’s booming baby turtle population

The baby loggerhead sea turtles emerged from their eggshells and began their first challenge in life: a wobbly dash across the sand to the...

Turkish Airlines cancels 84 flights after IT outage: state TV

Turkish Airlines announced on Friday it cancelled 84 flights after a global IT outage wreaked havoc on computer systems worldwide, Agence France-Presse reported. The technical...

Greek singer’s concert in İzmir cancelled due to row over Turkish national symbols on stage

A concert by famous Greek pop singer Despina Vandi in İzmir on Wednesday evening has been cancelled over a dispute that erupted when organizers...

Turkey sends officials accused of ill-treatment, rendition to UN session reviewing torture record

The Turkish government has sent two officials accused of ill-treatment and involvement in extraordinary renditions to the 80th session of the United Nations Committee...

From presidential palace to top court: Erdoğan appoints aide as court’s new member

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed Metin Kıratlı, Turkey’s top bureaucrat serving at Erdoğan’s presidential palace, as a new member of Turkey’s Constitutional Court,...

Turkey allows investigation into 3 more public officials over 2023 earthquakes

In a rare development, a district governor’s office in the southern Turkish province of Kahramanmaraş has allowed an investigation into three public officials due...

Turkish gov’t misuses ECtHR decision to justify routine strip-searches: UN rapporteur

Bünyamin Tekin The Turkish government misused a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decision to justify routine strip-searches in prisons, a UN rapporteur revealed during...

Turkey bans access to social storytelling platform Wattpad

Turkey has become the first country to impose a ban on access to Wattpad, a popular digital publishing platform with over 90 million monthly...

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