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Turkey’s top court trims Erdoğan’s power to appoint rectors, sack CB governors

In a rare development, Turkey’s Constitutional Court has made two decisions curtailing presidential powers to appoint university rectors and to replace central bank governors,...

Turkish man officially changes religion to exempt child from mandatory Islamic lessons

A man in Turkey has officially converted to Christianity from Islam with the aim of making his child exempt from religion classes, which are...

Two pilots killed in Turkey military training plane crash

A military training plane has crashed in central Turkey, killing the two pilots aboard, Agence France-Presse reported on Tuesday, citing the defense ministry. The plane...

Turkey detains 13 pro-Palestine activists accusing Ankara, Baku of ‘complicity in genocide’

Turkish authorities have detained 13 members of a pro-Palestine group following a demonstration in which they accused Azerbaijani energy company SOCAR as well as...

Turkish MFA condemns alleged attack on pro-Erdoğan journalist outside exiled cleric’s residence

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday condemned an alleged attack on a journalist working for CNN’s Turkish affiliate, which is criticized for...

Majority of Turks believe TurkStat understates inflation figures

An overwhelming majority of Turks believe that the country’s statistical authority, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), is releasing lower figures than the country’s actual...

Deadly apartment building collapse renews fears about looming İstanbul earthquake

An apartment building collapse killed one person and injured eight in İstanbul on Sunday, renewing fears about the resilience of buildings in a city...

Thousands protest Turkish government’s stray dog cull plan

Thousands of protesters rallied in İstanbul on Sunday in outrage at the Turkish government's proposals to put down stray dogs, yelling: "No to the...

Jose Mourinho to be new coach of Fenerbahçe

Two-time Champions League winning Jose Mourinho will be the new coach of Turkish club Fenerbahçe, he announced on Saturday. The Portuguese coach, who won the...

Turkey does not want NATO to ‘take part’ in Ukraine war: minister

Turkey's foreign minister said Friday that his country did not want NATO to "take part" in the Ukraine war as other alliance members allow...

Ankara, Baku accused of ‘complicity in genocide’ for supplying 40 pct of Israel’s crude imports

Pro-Palestine activists stormed the İstanbul office of Azerbaijani energy company SOCAR on Friday, accusing the state-owned firm as well as the Turkish government of...

Ankara Bar Association report advocates neutering to control stray animal population

The Ankara Bar Association has sent Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) a report advocating neutering as the best way to control stray...

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