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Detention warrants issued for 33 over ByLock app use

Detention warrants were issued for 33 people in İzmir province on Monday on accusations that they use a smart phone application known as ByLock,...

Erdoğan says Turkey could suddenly launch operation against KRG

Amid an ongoing crisis over the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) decision to hold an independence referendum on Monday despite opposition from Turkey and the...

Turkish PM on coup trials: I would hang them in one month

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said he would hang the suspects of a botched coup attempt in July 2016 in one month, complaining...

Iran closes border crossings with Kurdish region in Iraq

Tehran on Monday declared that it had closed its border gates to crossings from Iraq's Kurdistan region, which is holding an independence referendum despite...

Turkey issues travel warning to KRG provinces in Iraq

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday issued a travel warning to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) provinces of Arbil, Dohuk and Sulaymaniyah, extending a...

Turkey does not recognize KRG’s independence referendum

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday issued a press release describing an independence referendum that is being held by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)...

CHP deputy asks minister to resign due to ‘Gülen propaganda’ in textbooks

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Balıkesir deputy Mehmet Tüm has called on Turkish Minister of Education İsmet Yılmaz to resign, claiming that the...

Turkey denies closing Habur border gate, says security checks increased

Denying allegations of closing the Habur border gate to northern Iraq, Turkish Minister of Customs and Trade Bülent Tüfekçi said on Monday that only...

Erdoğan’s top adviser calls Barzani a ‘dog’

Amid tension between Turkey and Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over an independence referendum to be held on Sept. 25, Yiğit Bulut, a top...

Erdoğan speaks with Rouhani on phone amid Kurdistan referendum crisis

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, on Sunday spoke on the phone about an independence referendum to be held...

[OPINION] Turkey’s non-compliance with ECHR will only get worse

by Abdullah Bozkurt Most Turks are pinning their hopes on the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to secure a remedy for the massive injustices...

Iran closes airspace to Kurdistan region at Iraq’s request

Following a request from Baghdad, Iran on Sunday announced a halt of air traffic to and from Iraq's Kurdistan region, a day ahead of...

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