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Houses belonging to Alevis marked with X’s in western Turkey

Five houses belonging to people from the Alevi faith were marked with red X's and the word “Alevi” in the western province of Yalova,...

Council of Europe calls on Turkey to enforce ECtHR ruling for Kavala release

Secretary-General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić has urged Turkey to comply with its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights...

Man allegedly abducted by Turkish intel in İstanbul recounts details of torture

Gökhan Güneş, who returned home nearly a week after he was allegedly abducted by Turkish intelligence officers in broad daylight in İstanbul, has said...

IMF sees Turkey growing at 6 percent in 2021: report

Turkey’s economy will grow by about 6 percent in 2021, before settling back to a growth rate of about 3.5 percent annually from 2022,...

Cypriot journalist faces investigation over comments ‘insulting Turkish state’

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into a Turkish Cypriot journalist on accusations of "insulting the Turkish state" over her...

Former top military judge sentenced to 7 years in prison over Gülen links

Salih Buçukoğlu, a former member of Turkey's Supreme Military Administrative Court, has been handed down a prison sentence of seven-and-a-half years on terrorism charges...

Family of military cadet killed by mob on coup night ordered to pay compensation

The family of Murat Tekin, who was killed by a mob on the Bosporus Bridge on the night of a 2016 failed coup in...

284 women killed in Turkey in domestic violence in 2020

At least 284 women were killed in Turkey at the hands of men in 2020, according to a parliamentary question submitted by an opposition...

Illiterate woman summoned by police over social media post

An illiterate woman has been summoned to a police station in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır due to a social media message she allegedly...

Turkey’s media watchdog says TV guests can’t be allowed freedom of expression

In a controversial move, Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has stated that guests on TV programs cannot be allowed...

Greece, France sign warplane deal in message to Turkey

Greece and France signed a 2.5 billion euro ($3 billion) warplane deal on Monday as part of a burgeoning arms program to counter Turkish...

Second batch of CoronaVac vaccine arrives in Turkey from China

The second batch of a coronavirus vaccine ordered from Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac arrived in Turkey on Monday. A Turkish Airlines plane carrying 6.5 million...

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