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US senator accuses Erdoğan of democratic backsliding over jailing of rival: report

Turkish authorities should present credible evidence of corruption against İstanbul's jailed mayor or immediately release him, US Senator Adam Schiff said on Thursday as...

Greek PM says Turkey must lift war threat to get access to EU defense funds

Turkey must lift a decades-old war threat against Greece if it wants Athens to consent to Ankara accessing EU defense funds, Greek Prime Minister...

Erdoğan says he has no intention of running again, renews push for new constitution

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he has no personal ambition to seek re-election, saying that his push for a new constitution is intended...

Turkish Ministry of Justice reports 1,026 prison deaths in 17 months

A total of 1,026 inmates died in Turkish prisons between July 2023 and December 2024, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing data released...

Woman with 6-month-old son jailed amid escalating crackdown on Gülen movement

A Turkish woman previously sentenced to almost seven years in prison and awaiting an appeals court verdict for conviction of alleged links to the...

Erdoğan ally says investigations into İstanbul mayor, business leaders hurt economy

A senior official from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has acknowledged that recent investigations targeting İstanbul’s opposition mayor and two executives from...

Senior Kurdish politician arrested in Germany on PKK membership accusations

A senior Kurdish politician and Turkish national has been arrested in Germany on allegations of membership in the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), according...

Turkey’s central bank keeps year-end inflation forecast at 24 percent

Turkey’s central bank on Thursday kept its year-end inflation forecast unchanged at 24 percent in its second inflation report of 2025, signaling that price...

Turkey’s main opposition challenges judicial council vote over alleged procedural violations

Turkey’s main opposition party has filed a petition with the Constitutional Court seeking to annul a parliamentary vote that appointed five new members to...

Widow drops complaint in fatal crash case involving Turkish teen who fled to US

The widow of a man killed in a fatal car crash in İstanbul last year involving a Turkish teenager who later fled to the...

Tunceli governor reassigned to Ankara after alleged dispute over PKK memorial

The governor of Tunceli in eastern Turkey was reassigned to the interior ministry in Ankara following an alleged disagreement with the government over a...

Turkey detains 10 more people over alleged Gülen links

Turkish police have detained 10 more people in the ongoing crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported, citing the...

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