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21 more detained in southern municipality in ongoing crackdown on main opposition party

Turkish authorities have detained 21 more people in the Manavgat district municipality in southern Turkey as part of a continuing crackdown targeting municipalities governed...

Turkey welcomes Turkmen governor’s appointment in Iraq’s Kirkuk

Turkey on Monday welcomed the formal assumption of office by a Turkmen governor in Iraq’s multiethnic, oil-rich city of Kirkuk, describing the development as...

Turkey’s central bank may need extra rate hike, Citi says before policy decision

Citigroup has warned that Turkey’s central bank may need to deliver an additional interest rate increase and revise its inflation outlook as policymakers head...

Turkish court sentences 8 over deadly Antalya cable car crash in 2024

A Turkish court has sentenced eight people to prison over a cable car accident in the southern resort city of Antalya in 2024 that...

Turkey detains 131 suspects in nationwide illegal betting operations

Turkish authorities have detained a total of 131 suspects in two separate operations targeting illegal betting networks, including a large-scale probe spanning 41 provinces...

Trial begins in Turkey over deaths of tourist family

A trial began on Tuesday concerning the deaths of four members of a family from Germany who were exposed to a toxic gas used...

School shooting victim and family face discrimination over father’s alleged Gülen links

An 11-year-old boy killed in a school shooting in southeastern Turkey last week and his family faced discriminatory treatment in an official notification and at...

Number of pretrial detainees in Turkey jumps 62 percent since 2023

The number of people held in pretrial detention in Turkey reached 62,514 as of April 1, 2026, up from 38,537 in 2023, according to...

Turkey detains 110 coal miners on hunger strike

One hundred ten Turkish coal miners who had marched 200 kilometers (125 miles) to stage a hunger strike over their unpaid wages were detained...

Turkey’s first-quarter exports fall 3.1 percent amid Iran war

Turkey's exports fell 3.1 percent year on year to $63.28 billion in the first quarter of 2026, the Ministry of Trade said on Monday...

Turkish central bank’s deputy governor, seen as hawkish voice, retires before policy decision

Osman Cevdet Akçay, one of the Turkish central bank’s most hawkish policymakers, left office after reaching the legal retirement age of 65, departing just...

Turkey seeks extradition of 49 people from Sweden over Gülen movement links

Turkey is seeking the extradition of 49 people from Sweden over links to the faith-based Gülen movement, according to newly released figures, as Ankara...

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