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Main opposition leader under investigation for calling bribery case against mayor a setup

Turkey’s main opposition leader is under investigation for allegedly spreading false information about a high-profile bribery case, after he publicly accused the government of...

Ankara’s account of 2016 coup false, top general framed, say ex-air force officers in new documentary

A new documentary featuring former Turkish Air Force officers disputes the official account of a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 and...

Germany investigates Turkish consulate employee, police officer over suspected espionage

German federal prosecutors have launched an investigation into a Turkish Consulate employee and a police officer of Turkish descent on suspicion of spying for...

LeMan magazine editor detained at İstanbul Airport over controversial cartoon

Aslan Özdemir, the managing editor of Turkish satirical magazine LeMan, was detained at İstanbul Airport on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into...

Turkish leaders hail ‘irreversible turning point’ after PKK ceremony to burn weapons in northern Iraq

Turkish political leaders on Friday welcomed a symbolic ceremony held by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq to burn their weapons,...

Turkey bans 8 global eSIM providers, curbing access for travelers

Turkey’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) has blocked access to eight international eSIM providers, a move critics say pressures travelers into using domestic...

Teenager arrested in Turkey for insulting President Erdoğan

A Turkish court arrested a 16-year-old teenager in İstanbul on Thursday for allegedly “insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan” and “inciting hatred and enmity among...

Drones shot down near Iraqi Kurdish forces ahead of PKK ceremony

Two drones were shot down overnight near Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga bases, authorities said on Friday, hours before the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants...

ECtHR rules Turkey violated right to a fair trial in 3 cases involving post-coup dismissals

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Turkey violated the right to a fair trial in three separate cases concerning mass dismissals...

Turkey hits gas station chain OPET with TL 131 mln fine for contract abuse

Turkey’s Competition Authority has imposed an administrative fine of TL 131 million ($3.2 million) on the OPET gas station chain for abusing its dealership...

Turkey’s shipbuilding sector faces steep decline as costs rise and orders dry up

Turkey’s ship and yacht exports fell by 61.8 percent in June 2025 to approximately $84 million, marking the sharpest contraction in the industry’s recent...

Opposition leader recalls 2013 graft probe as Erdoğan cracks down on CHP over corruption

Turkey’s main opposition leader on Wednesday accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of shielding ruling party members from corruption charges, invoking graft raids in 2013...

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