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Turkey’s first astronaut embodies Erdoğan’s ambitions

When Turkey's first astronaut blasts off for the International Space Station (ISS) this week, he will embody his country's pride and President Recep Tayyip...

Erdoğan vows to widen operations against Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed on Tuesday to expand military operations against groups linked to Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq and Syria, days...

Turkey detains 29 people on alleged Gülen links

Turkish police have detained 29 people for alleged links to the Gülen movement, a faith-based group accused by the government of “terrorist” activities, the...

Turkish man sent to prison in Germany for attack on synagogue

A German court on Tuesday sentenced a Turkish man to two years and nine months in prison for attempting to set fire to a...

Somali president’s son given $906 fine in fatal car accident trial in Turkey

An İstanbul court has handed down a prison sentence of two-and-a-half years to a son of the Somali president who was involved in a...

Israeli footballer leaves Turkey after being detained for Gaza message

An Israeli footballer left Turkey on Monday after being detained overnight and charged with incitement to hatred for displaying a message about the Israel-Hamas...

Turkish airstrikes deprive hundreds of villages in northeast Syria of power

Hundreds of northeast Syrian villages and towns lost power after Turkish airstrikes pounded power stations and other infrastructure, Agence France-Presse reported on Monday, citing...

Erdoğan asked minister to skip Davos due to organizers’ stance on Gaza war: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan asked the country’s finance minister and other officials to skip the World Economic Forum in Davos this week over...

[UPDATE] Israeli footballer in Turkey released pending trial over Gaza war message

A Turkish court on Monday released pending trial an Israeli footballer who was detained after displaying a message referring to the Israel-Hamas war during...

Opposition cancels rally over killing of Turkish soldiers in Iraq

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Özgür Özel announced that a rally planned for Sunday in Ankara to protest defiance of top court...

Chief justice slams appeals judges for defying top court rulings on jailed lawmaker

Zühtü Arslan, the chief justice of Turkey's Constitutional Court, criticized the Supreme Court of Appeals on Friday for failing to comply with the rulings...

[UPDATE] 9 soldiers killed in PKK attacks in northern Iraq: Turkish defense ministry

Nine Turkish soldiers were killed in an attack on a base in northern Iraq on Friday, Turkey’s defense ministry announced. Turkey has operated several dozen...

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