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9 fugitives wanted on INTERPOL Red Notices extradited from Europe and the Gulf: minister

Turkey’s interior minister has announced that nine fugitives wanted on INTERPOL Red Notices have been captured in five countries and extradited to Turkey. Interior Minister...

PACE monitors express serious concern about the future of democracy in Turkey

Mounting political pressure and judicial harassment aimed at weakening Turkey’s main opposition threaten the country’s democratic future, the co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey...

Turkish officials clash over engine supply for KAAN fighter jet

Turkey’s foreign minister and the head of the country’s defense procurement agency issued conflicting statements this week on the engine supply for the domestically...

Questions vetted in advance for Erdoğan on plane spark accusations of a stage-managed press in Turkey

Allegations that officials vetted questions posed to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a return flight from Washington have fueled accusations of a stage-managed press,...

[OPINION] Erdoğan is seeking legitimacy in Washington after losing it in Turkey

Ömer Murat* The Trump era marks a decisive break in US foreign policy. Unlike the Obama and Biden administrations, Trump does not view international organizations...

Turkey issues arrest warrant for former media boss in money-laundering probe

Turkish prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for former media boss and businessman Turgay Ciner, while a court put his Ciner Group’s Park Holding...

[OPINION] Oval Office rendezvous: a win for Erdoğan, a loss for Turkey

Abdülhamit Bilici* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent White House visit marked a critical turning point in Turkey’s decade-long drift toward a Middle Eastern–style autocracy....

Trump links Erdoğan to ‘rigged elections,’ reviving scrutiny of Turkey’s vote security

US President Donald Trump sparked renewed debate about election integrity in Turkey on Thursday when he quipped during a White House meeting that his...

YouTubers face up to four-and-a-half years over joke about the Prophet Muhammad

Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment demanding prison sentences of up to four-and-a-half years for a YouTube program host and his guest, who were...

Turkey signs nuclear cooperation deal with US during Erdoğan–Trump meeting

Turkey signed a civil nuclear cooperation memorandum of understanding with the United States during President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Thursday visit to the White House,...

[OPINION] Erdoğan’s White House visit yields photo ops, costly commitments

Adem Yavuz Arslan* President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long-awaited White House meeting finally took place this week. In Turkey the pro-government media, which dominates the media...

‘We are not afraid,’ jailed İstanbul mayor tells court

İstanbul's jailed opposition mayor on Friday said he was "not afraid" as he denounced the legal case against him as part of a broader...

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