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Qatar-led consortium that includes Turkish companies signs $4 bln deal to rebuild Damascus airport

A Qatar-led consortium that includes Turkish construction contractors Kalyon Holding and Cengiz Holding along with TAV Airports has signed a $4 billion memorandum of...

Prosecutors, lawyers use corruption probe to extort İstanbul city officials: CHP leader

Turkey’s main opposition leader has accused a group of prosecutors and lawyers of operating an extortion scheme targeting municipal employees in İstanbul, claiming they...

Ex-air force commander says he knows who ordered 2011 Uludere strike that killed 34 civilians

Retired Gen. Akın Öztürk, a former commander of the Turkish Air Force who is being retried for allegedly leading a coup attempt in 2016,...

Majority in Turkey back general amnesty amid ongoing peace process, prison overcrowding: poll

A majority of Turks support a general amnesty, according to a public opinion survey released as the Turkish government pursues a renewed peace process...

Iraqi oil exports via Turkey pipeline yet to resume: report

A restart of Iraq's Kurdish oil exports via Turkey's Ceyhan pipeline is not imminent, four industry sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on...

US commission to hold hearing on religious freedoms in Turkey

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will host a virtual hearing on August 14 to examine the state of freedom of religion...

Turkish parliamentary staffer killed by estranged husband despite state protection order

A female employee of Turkey’s parliament was fatally stabbed by her estranged husband in Ankara, despite having obtained a court-issued protection order, in a...

New Turkish-made EV to sell more cheaply in Germany than at home due to high taxation

A Turkish-made electric vehicle will go on sale in Germany at a significantly lower price than in Turkey, where high taxes make the car...

Over 26,000 rights violations reported in Turkey’s prisons in 2024, watchdog says

A leading human rights organization has documented at least 26,632 rights violations in Turkish prisons in 2024, citing overcrowding, denial of medical care, torture...

Turkey’s top court says ex-Kurdish lawmaker’s rights violated in Kobani trial

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the pretrial detention of a former Kurdish lawmaker accused of inciting violence during protests linked to the 2014...

Turkey’s finance minister vows to sustain disinflation drive: report

Turkey's process of disinflation is continuing in a determined manner that will bring inflation into single digits in two years, Treasury and Finance Minister...

Erdoğan appoints general who sued main opposition leader for defamation as chief of general staff

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed Gen. Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu as Turkey’s new chief of general staff, selecting a senior military figure who earlier this...

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