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Turkish gov’t removes Kurdish mayor from office 2 months after his election

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has removed Mehmet Sıddık Akış, the co-mayor of Hakkari from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), and replaced...

Turkey’s inflation exceeds 75 percent but peak in sight

Turkish inflation jumped above 75 percent in May, official data showed Monday, but officials expect consumer prices to have finally peaked in a cost-of-living...

Kurdish-led Syria forces say Turkish drone strike kills 2 fighters

Two fighters of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeastern Syria were killed in a Turkish drone attack on Friday, the US-backed forces...

Student arrested for receiving money from relatives abroad, charged with ‘terrorist financing’

A Turkish court on Friday arrested Esengül Arslan, a 23-year-old nursing student in İstanbul, for receiving funds sent by her relatives abroad, which authorities...

Baghdad mediates between Erdoğan, Assad for possible reconciliation: report

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has announced that his government is actively mediating reconciliation efforts between Turkey and Syria, the Al-Monitor news website...

Turkey foiled plan to assassinate Israeli honorary consul and kept it secret: journalist

Turkish authorities foiled an assassination attempt on Israeli honorary consul Jak Eskinazi in Turkey’s western İzmir province, which led to the arrest of seven...

Yalçınkaya v Türkiye: The implications and potential consequences of continuing non-compliance

Dr Suzanne Egan In light of the recent judgment of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Yalçınkaya v Türkiye,...

Turkey detains 90 people over alleged Gülen links

Turkish police have detained 90 people across 17 provinces over their alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group targeted by the government, Turkey’s...

Erdoğan to attend G7 summit in Italy in June: hosts

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will attend the Group of Seven summit in Italy next month, the Italian prime minister's office said Wednesday, Agence...

Turkish parliament adopts motion to condemn Israel over assault on Rafah

The Turkish Parliament adopted a motion on Wednesday condemning Israeli strikes on Rafah as the number of casualties in the Gaza Strip increases by...

Greece determined to establish marine park in Aegean despite Turkey’s objections: PM

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said his country will go ahead with its plans to create a marine park in the Aegean Sea...

Oslo panelists slam Norway’s asylum policy for Turkish citizens amid ongoing crackdown

Bünyamin Tekin Panelists at an event organized by a rights group in Oslo on Tuesday criticized Norway’s approach to asylum applications from Turkish nationals, particularly...

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