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Iran-Israel war opens door to new Middle East role for Turkey, says US ambassador

The ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel presents an opportunity to reshape the Middle East, with Turkey playing a central role in the region’s...

Belgian authorities seize large cocaine shipment from Turkish-owned tanker

Belgian customs authorities seized hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from the MT Scot Bremen, a Malta-flagged chemical tanker operated by İstanbul-based Scot Tankers, at...

Prosecutor seeks prison for defendants in terrorism trial of girls over religious, social activities

A Turkish prosecutor has recommended prison sentences for all 41 defendants in the controversial “girls’ trial,” a terrorism case targeting minor girls and their...

[OPINION] The West is giving up on the Turkish opposition suffocating under Erdoğan’s pressure

Ömer Murat* The arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s strongest rival in the next presidential race, signals Turkey’s alarming slide into...

Turkey detained 361 people in 2 weeks of nationwide operations targeting Gülen movement: minister

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Friday that 361 people had been detained in nationwide operations over the past two weeks as part...

Majority of Turks say country needs ‘a strong leader willing to break the rules’: Ipsos survey

More than 50 percent of Turkish citizens believe their country needs a strong leader willing to break the rules to fix it, a rate...

Schengen visa delays prevented 50,000 Turkish students from studying abroad in 2024

Some 50,000 Turkish students planning to study abroad faced major problems last year due to long delays and bureaucratic hurdles in obtaining Schengen visas,...

Strasbourg protesters call on Council of Europe to act: ‘Justice for everyone’

Bünyamin Tekin, Strasbourg Nearly 5,000 Turkish expatriates, purge victims, rights advocates and lawmakers gathered Wednesday in front of the Council of Europe (CoE) headquarters in...

Erdoğan says Trump ‘well-intentioned’ on delivering F-35 jets to Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday expressed cautious optimism over the delivery of US-made F-35 fighter jets, describing President Donald Trump as “well-intentioned”...

Young adults drive Turkey’s emigration surge as economic hardship deepens

Young adults are leading the growing wave of emigration from Turkey as economic hardship worsens, youth unemployment reaches record highs and optimism about the...

Turkey relieved as Iran-Israel truce reduces risk of regional turmoil

As the fragile Iran-Israel truce took hold, there was no letup in Turkey's diplomatic efforts Wednesday to prevent any return to a conflict fraught...

[OPINION] Crashed ambitions: How Turkey sabotaged its own air power

*Adem Yavuz Arslan, Washington, D.C. Once a trusted partner in NATO’s most ambitious defense initiative, Turkey today finds itself both diplomatically isolated and militarily weakened....

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