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EU youth grants in Turkey go to pro-Erdoğan foundations

Organizations close to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government continue to secure a large share of European Union youth...

Turkish court accepts indictment against journalist over alleged insults to Erdoğan

An İstanbul court on Thursday accepted an indictment seeking up to 15 years in prison for journalist Furkan Karabay on charges of “insulting the...

Pro-Kurdish party urges Turkey to review Öcalan’s prison term in line with CoE call

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has called on the government to comply with a call from the Council of Europe...

Far-right Erdoğan ally calls for Turkey-Russia-China alliance against US-Israel ‘coalition of evil’

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and a key ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, called for an alliance...

Turkey singer faces criminal probe for ‘obscene’ song

A Turkish singer-songwriter has been hit with a criminal complaint by the interior ministry over a song deemed "obscene," in the latest legal move...

AKP district mayor detained in extortion probe in central Turkey

A district mayor from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been detained along with several others in the central Turkish province of...

Turkey, Egypt to conduct joint naval drills for first time since 2012

Turkey and Egypt will conduct joint naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean for the first time in 13 years, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced...

İstanbul court convicts 19, acquits 19 in terrorism trial of girls over religious, social activities

A court in İstanbul has convicted 19 defendants and acquitted 19 others in a case known as the “girls’ trial,” which was based on...

Main opposition leader claims Trump’s son met with Erdoğan in İstanbul for secret talks

Özgür Özel, Turkey’s main opposition leader, says Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of US President Donald Trump, met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Suicides in Turkey rise nearly 100 percent under AKP rule: report

The number of suicides in Turkey has climbed 94 percent since the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002, with...

Turkey says S-400s remain in inventory, dismisses reports of Russian request to return the air defense

The Turkish Defense Ministry said Thursday its Russian-made S-400 air defense systems remain in the country’s arsenal and that Ankara’s position on the issue...

US diplomats focused on Syria removed from İstanbul posts amid policy shift: report

Some of the most senior US diplomats focused on Syria and based in İstanbul have been abruptly removed from their posts in recent days,...

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