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Official statement claims 52 workers died during construction of İstanbul’s new airport

An official statement issued in response to an opposition deputy’s question claimed that during the construction of İstanbul’s new airport 52 workers died in...

Tax cuts, discounts force Turkey’s inflation down in November

Turkey’s consumer price index fell 1.44 percent month-on-month in November, official data showed on Monday, bringing the annual inflation rate down from a 15-year...

[OPINION] The murder of the Russian ambassador exposes Erdoğan’s jihadist friends

Abdullah Bozkurt Despite attempts by the Islamist government in Turkey to hush up the investigation into the assassination of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov and falsely...

Turkish prosecutor asks for reversal of American pastor Brunson’s release

An İzmir prosecutor on Friday requested the reversal of a decision to release an American pastor who had been tried on charges of terrorism...

Local court rejects Demirtaş’s appeal for release despite ECtHR ruling

The Ankara 19th High Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request for release filed by Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş which was based on a...

EU commissioner did not say Turkey ‘very close’ to visa-free travel: office

In a contradiction of Turkish media headlines, the office of European Union Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos has said the official did not state that Turkey...

Germany considers deporting leader of banned Osmanen Germania

A German intelligence official in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg has called for the deportation of the leader of a controversial Turkish gang, known...

Gülen movement reiterates principles, underlines transparency in statement

The faith-based network inspired by self-exiled Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, known as Hizmet (service) or more commonly the Gülen movement, issued a statement on...

UK court denies extradition request of Turkish tycoon, says case politically motivated

A British court on Wednesday denied an extradition request from Turkey for businessman Akın İpek on several charges, primarily for links to Islamic scholar...

Erdoğan implies US has to choose between Turkey and YPG

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday implied that the US has to choose between Turkey and a Kurdish militia in Syria as “it is...

Turkey detains 585 people over Gülen links in past week

Turkish police detained 585 people between Nov. 19 and Nov. 26 as part of its post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the Gülen movement, according...

[ANALYSIS] Who killed Russian Ambassador Karlov?

Almost two years after the incident, a Turkish prosecutor finally has come up with an indictment concerning the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey...

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