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Reactions mount as Turkey bans alcohol sales during 17-day lockdown

The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan has drawn the ire of secular Turks after it banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in...

Turkish Parliament adopts motion condemning US recognition of Armenian genocide

The Turkish Parliament on Tuesday adopted a motion condemning the recognition of the massacre of Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire as...

Turkish opposition MP files criminal complaint against Biden over genocide recognition

A lawmaker from Turkey’s main opposition party has filed a criminal complaint against US President Joe Biden for recognizing the mass killings of Armenians...

Turkish gov’t slammed for announcing full lockdown without stimulus package

Senior opposition party members, critics and social media users have criticized the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) over the recent announcement of a...

Far-right MP attacks Armenian lawmaker, threatens another genocide

A far-right, independent member of the Turkish Parliament has threatened a Turkish-Armenian lawmaker with facing yet another genocide amid debates over the recent recognition...

24 journalists detained, 4 arrested in Turkey in first quarter of 2021: report

Turkey arrested four members of the press in addition to detaining 24 others in the first three months of 2021, with COVID-19 adding to...

Turkey’s Armenians keep heads down after genocide recognition

Members of Turkey's tiny Armenian community have kept a low profile since US President Joe Biden recognized the Armenian genocide, fearing retribution should they...

Turkish court frees abused woman who killed husband

A Turkish woman who shot and killed her husband after years of violent abuse has been freed by a court that ruled that she...

Opposition MP proposes Turkish parliament declare massacre of Armenians a genocide

Garo Paylan, an Armenian lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), on Saturday submitted a motion asking the Turkish parliament to declare the...

Turkey to be in full lockdown April 29 to May 17

Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan on Monday announced a full lockdown from April 29 to May 17 to fight a surging third wave of...

ErdoÄŸan says Biden’s genocide recognition ‘destructive’

Turkey's Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan on Monday denounced US President Joe Biden's recognition of the Armenian genocide as "groundless" and harmful to bilateral ties, Agence...

Turkey hit by cryptocurrency fraud

Cevheri Güven The websites of three large cryptocurrency exchange platforms in Turkey became inaccessible in rapid succession. The owner of one of them, Thodex, went...

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