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CoE anti-corruption body urges Turkey to act on stalled reforms in parliament, judiciary

A high-level delegation from the Council of Europe’s (CoE) anti-corruption watchdog GRECO on Thursday called on Turkey to take urgent steps to implement long-standing...

Growing number of Turkish youths not in education, employment or training, new report finds

A growing number of young people in Turkey are disengaging from both work and education, according to a new report that warns of long-term...

From Tehran to Toronto via Turkey: an Iranian’s bid to flee war

Dragging two suitcases and carrying a rucksack, Homa looked exhausted after crossing the Turkish border following a long trip from Tehran, where she had...

Pro-Kurdish party urges Ankara to act after PKK disbands

Leaders of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) on Wednesday urged the Turkish government to act swiftly to consolidate the peace...

CHP leader invites former presidential candidate to rejoin party as it faces expanding crackdown

Özgür Özel, head of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has extended an invitation to opposition Homeland Party (MP) leader Muharrem İnce, who...

Opposition party accuses Erdoğan government of partnering with US, Israel

The Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) on Wednesday accused the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of serving as a covert ally of Israel...

Far-right leader slams corruption probes targeting main opposition party as politically motivated

Ümit Özdağ, the head of Turkey’s ultranationalist Victory Party, on Wednesday denounced a wave of corruption investigations targeting figures from the country’s main opposition...

Trust in news in Turkey plunges to lowest level in a decade, Oxford study finds

Trust in news in Turkey has plunged to its lowest level since 2015, while a pro-government outlet has become the least trusted media organization...

Main opposition will not join constitutional reform talks with Erdoğan’s bloc, senior official says

A senior official from Turkey’s main opposition party said Wednesday that the party will boycott any parliamentary commission or talks on constitutional amendments initiated...

As Israel-Iran war escalates, anxious Iranians seek way home from İstanbul

Dozens of Iranians gathered at a bus station in İstanbul on Tuesday, hoping to return home by land as the war between Israel and...

Turkey’s Baykar and Italy’s Leonardo launch joint UAV venture amid scrutiny over Israel ties

Turkish drone maker Baykar has formed a joint venture with Italian defense contractor Leonardo, drawing criticism due to Leonardo’s defense ties with Israel. The new...

Turkey detains 56 in expanding crackdown on Gülen movement

Turkish authorities have detained 56 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement in a series of coordinated operations across multiple provinces in...

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