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NATO says Turkey will host 2026 summit in Ankara

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that the 2026 NATO summit will take place on July 7 and 8 at the Beştepe...

Cyprus sends letter to UN chief over Turkey-Libya maritime deal

Cyprus has submitted a new letter to the United Nations challenging a 2019 maritime agreement between Turkey and Libya’s Tripoli-based government, which Greece, Egypt...

Japan defense minister visits Turkey for talks on drone cooperation: report

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani had talks in Turkey on Tuesday on defense industry cooperation, including the possible supply of Turkish-made drones, Reuters reported. Nakatani,...

İstanbul district mayor among 17 arrested in expanding crackdown on main opposition

A Turkish court has ordered the arrest of Beyoğlu Mayor İnan Güney and 16 others on charges of fraud and membership in a criminal...

Turkish civil servants stage nationwide strike over wage dispute

Civil servant unions across Turkey staged a nationwide work stoppage and held rallies on Monday to protest the government’s latest pay offer during ongoing...

US religious freedom body spotlights worsening treatment of faith groups in Turkey

Abdülhamit Bilici, Washington, D.C. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) convened a virtual hearing on Thursday to examine what witnesses described as severe...

[OPINION] US report sounds the alarm over Turkey’s rights record

Adem Yavuz Arslan* When the US Department of State releases its annual human rights report, the world listens. Far more than a bureaucratic exercise, the...

Tropicalization of Mediterranean speeds up amid record 32C waters

When Murat Draman went scuba diving off the coast of the southern Turkish province of Antalya and saw the temperature in the depths was...

Report details plight of children affected by Turkey’s post-coup purge

The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) on Friday published its latest report, “The Forgotten Victims: Children of Turkey’s Post-Coup Purge,” which examines how children...

Nearly 12 million in Turkey live in extreme poverty, ministry data shows

More than 14 million people in Turkey rely on regular social assistance to survive, and nearly 12 million of them live in extreme poverty,...

Turkey accuses SDF of derailing peace efforts in Syria with ‘provocative, divisive actions’

Turkey’s defense ministry has strongly criticized the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), accusing the group of violating its integration agreement with the Syrian government...

9 opposition mayors join Erdoğan’s party amid claims of threats, coercion

Nine opposition politicians, including six mayors from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), have joined President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development...

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