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Journalists detained in Turkey as NATO summit looms

Two journalists were detained in Turkey on Sunday, their media outlets said, in the latest police operations ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara...

Trump visit could help Turkey secure US engines for KAAN jet, but F-35 dispute remains

US President Donald Trump’s visit to Ankara for next week’s NATO summit could help Turkey secure dozens of US-made engines for its KAAN fighter...

Turkey, PUK move to repair ties as Kurdish peace initiative reshapes Ankara’s Iraq policy

Turkey’s foreign minister met with a senior official from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in Ankara on Friday, the latest sign of a...

Opposition, artists, rights groups accuse gov’t of criminalizing satire after comedian’s arrest

Rights groups, opposition leaders and figures from Turkey’s arts scene rallied behind comedian Deniz Göktaş on Friday, accusing authorities of using pretrial detention to...

Turkey blocks LGBTQ+ cruise ship from docking, citing ‘moral values’

Turkey has blocked an LGBTQ+ cruise ship chartered by a US travel company from docking at two Turkish ports, saying the voyage was incompatible...

‘NATO 3.0’ will be discussed at Ankara summit: Turkish FM

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said the NATO summit in Ankara will define and approve what he called "NATO 3.0," framing next week’s...

2 Turkish nationals detained in Greece with 50 untraceable pistols: police

Greek police said Friday they had detained two Turkish nationals who were allegedly trying to cross the border with 50 pistols. The men were apprehended...

Former Erdoğan economy chief seeks new alliance to challenge Turkey’s ruling party

Ali Babacan, a former economy chief under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who later broke with him, has said his Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA)...

Ankara police say more than 4,000 people wanted by authorities caught in NATO summit sweep

Ankara police said Friday they had apprehended more than 4,000 people wanted by authorities and checked more than 1.5 million people in security operations...

Turkey’s trade deficit for year ending in June rises 7.4 percent to $95.8 billion

Turkey’s trade deficit over the 12 months ending in June rose 7.4 percent to $95.8 billion as imports grew faster than exports, Trade Ministry...

Israel accuses Turkey’s foreign minister of incitement to genocide after he calls for sanctions

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has accused Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan of incitement to genocide after Fidan called for international sanctions on Israel...

US lawmaker moves to block engine sale for Turkey’s KAAN fighter jet

Congressman Dina Titus, a Democrat from the state of Nevada, has introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives seeking to block the...

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