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4 referees among 32 people arrested in Turkey illegal betting probe

Thirty-two suspects, including four football referees, were arrested on Friday in an investigation into the laundering of proceeds from illegal betting operations, the DHA...

Turkey’s interior ministry allows investigation into opposition Ankara mayor over concert spending

The Turkish Interior Ministry has granted permission for prosecutors to investigate Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) over...

Germany says closely monitoring probe into İstanbul hotel deaths as arrests rise to 10

Germany’s foreign ministry said it is closely monitoring an investigation into the death of four members of a Turkish-German family who fell ill at...

Netanyahu says US unlikely to approve F-35 sale to Turkey

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he does not believe the United States will approve any transfer of F-35 fifth-generation fighter jets...

[ANALYSIS] Is Erdoğan building a political influence empire in the United States?

Adem Yavuz Arslan* A foundation tied to the family of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is attracting increased attention in Washington, D.C., after revelations about...

Christian, Jewish, Alevi and Yazidi communities face ongoing discrimination in Turkey: report

A new global report says religious minorities in Turkey face growing hostility, citing hate speech, attacks on houses of worship and policies favoring the...

Turkey touts $2 billion Google cloud investment while key environmental details remain undisclosed

Turkey’s vice president announced a $2 billion investment by Google for a cloud-computing project in partnership with local mobile operator Turkcell, without mentioning where...

Demirtaş denies claims he has softened stance toward Erdoğan, insists he will leave prison ‘with honor’

Jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has denied claims made by former parliament speaker Bülent Arınç implying that he had softened his stance toward President...

Australia yields to Turkey in standoff over next climate summit

Australia has conceded defeat in a bruising diplomatic struggle over hosting rights to next year's UN climate summit, with Turkey prevailing despite holding a...

Shareholders of popular döner chain face 25 years in prison over alleged Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment seeking prison sentences of up to 25 years for nine people linked to Maydonoz Döner, a fast-food chain...

Turkey renames Central Asia ‘Turkistan’ in school curriculum

Turkey has replaced the term Central Asia with Turkistan in its national school curriculum. Education Minister Yusuf Tekin announced the change in Ankara and said...

Turkish parliament’s peace commission to discuss visit to jailed PKK leader

A Turkish parliamentary commission working on a legal framework for peace with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) will meet Friday to decide whether...

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