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‘I couldn’t stand by’: Turks rush aid to Ukraine

The cramped hallway to Ukraine's embassy in Ankara buzzes with volunteers charging back and forth with emergency supplies donated by Turks for Ukrainians under...

Former Turkish Airlines boss not to lead Air India: owners

Former Turkish Airlines boss İlker Aycı will not take the helm at newly privatized Air India after all, despite being named the airline's CEO...

Turkey’s move to allow destruction of olive groves for mining operations sparks public outrage

A regulation that entered into force on Tuesday making it possible to cut down olive groves when necessary for mining operations has led to...

Turkey cuts VAT on electricity to 8 pct amid protests over high energy bills

Turkey has reduced the sales tax on electricity used in residences and agricultural irrigation from 18 percent to 8 percent, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

2 prosecutors, 3 Court of Accounts inspectors removed from jobs due to alleged Gülen links

Turkey’s Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has expelled two prosecutors, while the Court of Accounts has relieved three inspectors of their duties...

At least 8 LGBTI+ hate murders occurred in Turkey in 2021: Kaos GL report

A report recently published by Kaos GL, one of the oldest LGBTI+ rights groups in Turkey, has revealed that at least eight hate murders...

Turkey warns countries not to pass warships through straits

Turkey said Monday it warned both Black Sea and non-Black Sea countries not to pass warships from the key Bosporus and Dardanelles straits in...

Opposition bloc vows to re-establish parliamentary democracy in Turkey

The leaders of six Turkish opposition parties on Monday pledged to bring back parliamentary democracy to the country and scrap the executive presidential system...

Top court revokes financial board’s authority to access data

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has cancelled the authority granted to the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK), attached to the Treasury and Finance Ministry, to access...

Opposition MP files complaint against Putin, Russian officials over Ukraine invasion

A lawmaker from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has filed criminal complaints against Russian President Vladimir Putin and several Russian officials for...

Turkey’s economy grew 11 percent in 2021: official data

Turkey's economy grew a powerful 11 percent in 2021 as expected, according to official data on Monday showing it bounced back strongly from the...

Khashoggi fiancee urges Turkey to insist on justice despite Saudi thaw

Turkey must keep insisting on justice for slain Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi even as ties with Saudi Arabia improve, his Turkish fiancée told AFP...

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