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Kyrgyzstan transfers management of Gülen-linked Sapat schools to Turkey

The government of Kyrgyzstan has transferred the management of Sapat schools, affiliated with the Gülen movement, to Turkey’s state-run Maarif Foundation, the Stockholm Center...

Turkish journalist associations call 2024 ‘a lost year’ for press freedom amid crackdowns

Representatives of Turkish journalist associations warned Tuesday that press freedom is eroding under legal and political pressure marked by detentions, police violence and censorship,...

Turkish-backed militants kill 3 Kurdish security personnel in Aleppo: rights group

Turkish-backed fighters killed three pro-Kurdish security personnel in Aleppo on Tuesday in the first such attack in Syria's second city since rebels seized power...

Turkey issues detention warrant for exiled journalist for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan

Turkish prosecutors have issued a detention warrant for journalist and author Ahmet Nesin, who has been living in exile since 2016, on accusations of...

Turkey hikes fuel tax by 6 percent, aims to control inflation: report

Turkey imposed a 6 percent tax hike on fuel on Tuesday, after its finance minister said over the weekend that tax moves on fuel...

Opposition wary of AKP’s strategy, urges transparency after pro-Kurdish MPs’ meeting with PKK leader

Turkey’s opposition parties accuse the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP of lacking transparency, which fuels skepticism about its intentions and the potential outcome...

Suspected ISIL member sought on INTERPOL Red Notice arrested in İstanbul

A Turkish court on Monday ruled for the arrest of a suspected member of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from...

Motive remains unknown as Turkish court sentences 3 to life over death of 8-year-old girl

A Turkish court on Saturday sentenced three suspects including family members to life in prison over the death of an 8-year-old girl in the...

Turkish gov’t announces $14 billion development plan for Kurdish southeast: report

Turkey announced a $14 billion regional development plan on Sunday that aims to narrow the economic gap between its mainly Kurdish southeast region and...

31 Kurdish, Turkish-backed fighters killed in Syria: rights group

A Syrian rights group said 31 combatants had been killed since Sunday in ongoing battles between Turkey-backed groups and Kurdish-led forces, Agence France-Presse reported. Swathes...

After 18 months of orthodox economics, Erdoğan again vows to lower interest rate to ‘fight inflation’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has renewed his push to lower interest rates, claiming that cutting rates is essential to reducing inflation and stabilizing...

Turkey’s energy ministry sends delegation to Damascus

A delegation from Turkey's energy ministry headed to Syria on Saturday to help Syria restore electrical power service following years of civil war and...

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