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Turkish police detain 25 people over alleged links to Gülen movement

Turkish police on Tuesday detained 25 people in coordinated raids across eight provinces over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the Stockholm Center...

Jailed İstanbul mayor to face new trial on September 11

İstanbul's jailed mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, the top opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will face a new trial starting September 11 on a...

Erdoğan’s far-right ally signals support for opposition’s call for live broadcast of İmamoğlu trial

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s far-right ally, on Tuesday expressed support for a proposal by the main opposition...

Int’l press freedom groups condemn Turkey over arrests at satirical magazine LeMan

A coalition of European press freedom organizations on Monday condemned Turkey’s arrest of four journalists from the LeMan satirical magazine, calling it a serious...

No live broadcast of PKK ceremony to lay down arms, event closed to press

An upcoming ceremony marking the symbolic start of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) transition away from armed conflict will not be broadcast live...

UK submits official offer to sell 40 Eurofighter jets to Turkey: report

The UK has formally submitted a proposal to sell 40 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets to Turkey, in a move that signals growing momentum in...

CHP leader vows action over bribery allegations in southern municipality

Özgür Özel, Turkey’s main opposition leader, has condemned alleged corruption within the Republican People’s Party (CHP)–run Manavgat Municipality in southern Turkey, vowing accountability if...

Greek-operated ship en route to Turkey attacked off Yemen, Houthis claim responsibility: report

A Greek-operated bulk carrier sailing from China to Turkey was attacked off the coast of Yemen and abandoned by its crew, Reuters reported, as...

Turkish researchers win NATO award for bee-inspired drone defense system

Turkish researchers have received an award from NATO for developing an AI-assisted drone defense module modeled on the threat-detection behavior of honeybees, Turkey's state-run...

Turkish opposition, experts question official account of soldiers’ deaths in Iraqi cave

Turkish authorities are facing mounting public and political pressure to explain how 12 soldiers died from gas exposure in a cave during an operation...

Turkey moves to lift immunity of 61 MPs amid escalating crackdown on main opposition

A presidential motion seeking the removal of parliamentary immunity for 61 lawmakers from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has been submitted to...

Erdoğan receives pro-Kurdish party delegation for second time amid ongoing peace talks

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a closed-door meeting on Monday with senior representatives of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party)...

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