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Human rights group reports 118 arrests, 842 detentions during Rojava protests in Turkey

At least 842 people were detained and 118 arrested during demonstrations held across Turkey to protest Damascus’s military campaign against Kurdish-led forces in the...

Ankara prosecutors investigate alleged Turkey links in Epstein case: report

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened a new investigation into claims of Turkey links in the Jeffrey Epstein case after a Turkish...

Turkey seeks stricter controls on online gaming platforms under draft law

Turkey is preparing new legislation that will impose broad oversight and sizable penalties on digital gaming platforms, introducing strict requirements that could affect all...

Iranians in Turkey watch unrest at home with fear, frustration

Mahsa, an Iranian exile, nervously twirled a strand of hair around her painted fingernails, chain smoking as she contemplated the chaos in her home...

Senior Turkish judges’ Strasbourg visit sparks backlash over non-implemented ECtHR rulings

Turkey, which has the highest number of applications pending before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), attracted criticism after senior members of the...

Turkish business groups urge EU to revive Turkey’s stalled accession process

Leaders of Turkey’s business community have called on European Union institutions to take steps toward reinvigorating Turkey’s long-stalled EU membership bid, warning that the...

CPJ calls on Turkey to release Iranian journalist amid fears of deportation

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Saturday urged Turkish authorities to release Iranian journalist Kaveh Taheri and stop efforts to deport him to...

US Embassy in Turkey pauses regular social media updates due to gov’t shutdown

The United States Embassy in Turkey said Saturday that its social media accounts will not be updated regularly during a US government shutdown, except...

Iran FM meets with Erdoğan amid push for diplomacy

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday in İstanbul, Turkey’s Directorate of Communications said, as Iran signaled it...

Turkey’s tourism revenue, visitor numbers hit all-time highs in 2025

Turkey’s tourism revenue and visitor numbers reached record levels in 2025, with revenue rising 6.8 percent to $65.2 billion and the number of visitors...

Iran’s top diplomat rejects talks on defense capabilities during Turkey visit

Iranian foreign minister said Friday that his country's missile and defense capabilities would "never" be on the negotiating table, as US President Donald Trump...

Turkey plans to repatriate women, children held in ISIL-linked camps in northern Syria

Turkey has decided to repatriate female Turkish citizens and children under the age of 12 held in the Al-Hol and Al-Roj detention camps in...

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