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Access to social media restored in Turkey after 21-hour curb, internet monitor says

Access to major social media and messaging platforms in Turkey was restored on Monday after a nationwide curb that began late Sunday, Reuters reported,...

EU Turkey rapporteur calls İstanbul trustee showdown ‘surreal’ amid deepening crackdown on CHP

Nacho Sánchez Amor, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on Turkey, has described scenes at the İstanbul provincial headquarters of the main opposition Republican People’s Party...

27 detained in probe into attack that killed police inspector, officer

Turkish authorities have detained 27 people as part of an investigation into Monday’s attack on the Salih İşgören Police Station in the Balçova district...

ECtHR notifies Turkey of 1,000 more applications over Gülen-linked convictions

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has notified Turkey of an additional 1,000 applications in its docket related to convictions for Gülen movement...

Int’l organizations warn case against İstanbul lawyers’ bar is ‘direct assault’ on legal profession

Twelve international legal and human rights organizations have submitted a joint legal opinion known as an amicus brief to an İstanbul court, warning that...

Turkey said to consider multibillion-dollar sale of İstanbul bridges and highways

Turkey has revived plans to sell the operating rights of two landmark İstanbul bridges and several highways in what could be the country’s largest...

Turkey releases youth activist pending trial after European criticism

A Turkish court on Monday ordered the release of Enes Hocaoğulları, a 23-year-old LGBTQ+ activist and Turkey’s youth delegate to the Council of Europe,...

17 press organizations and rights groups urge Turkey to release journalist Furkan Karabay

Seventeen international press organizations and rights groups have called for Turkey to immediately release journalist Furkan Karabay, who faces a prison sentence of six to...

Turkey forecasts 28.5 percent inflation this year, single digits by 2027: report

Turkey’s government on Monday forecast inflation would fall to 28.5 percent this year and to 16 percent in 2026 before dropping to single digits...

Media watchdog threatens sanctions on broadcasters after police block CHP protest in İstanbul

Turkey’s media regulator issued a stern warning to pro-opposition broadcasters, threatening severe penalties, including license revocations, after police clashed with demonstrators outside main opposition...

Elderly Alzheimer’s patient jailed over Gülen links dies in Turkish prison after repeated pleas for release

İbrahim Güngör, a 73-year-old Alzheimer’s patient imprisoned over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, died in a Turkish prison on the night of...

Turkish EV maker Togg launches sedan in Germany in bid for sales, profit: report

Turkish electric vehicle startup Togg on Monday unveiled a new sedan and announced plans to launch sales in Europe starting with Germany, aiming to...

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