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Turkey’s top judicial body launches inquiry into court that reinstated Kurdish mayor’s political rights

One day after Turkey’s election authority decided to reinstall a Kurdish politician who had been initially denied the mandate to serve as mayor of...

Ankara’s popular mayor offers free hygiene products to women after election victory

Ankara's popular mayor, Mansur Yavaş, who has earned wide praise for his successful municipal governance in the Turkish capital and retained his seat with...

Welding likely started deadly İstanbul fire, video clip shows

Sparks from welding underway at an İstanbul nightclub likely started a fire that killed at least 29 people, according to a video published by...

Company owned by Erdoğan-led Turkish wealth fund sells precious minerals to Israel

A company owned by the Turkey Wealth Fund (TWF) run by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently shipped 21 tons of boron, a valuable...

Turkey’s state-run TV interviews controversial influencer Andrew Tate

American-British online influencer Andrew Tate, known for his displays of wealth and misogynistic views and facing criminal accusations of sexual misconduct, has given an...

Turkey’s Trabzonspor get six-match spectator ban over pitch invasion

Turkish football club Trabzonspor has been ordered to play six home matches behind closed doors after violent scenes marred a league game with rival...

European politicians condemn overturning of Kurdish mayor’s election victory

A regional election commission's decision to deny a newly elected Kurdish mayor the mandate to assume office in the eastern province of Van has...

9 detained after 29 die in İstanbul nightclub fire

Nine people including the owner and manager of a nightclub in İstanbul have been detained as part of an investigation into a fire that...

Turks left scrimping after inflation stokes rebuke to Erdoğan

As the euphoria of a municipal election drubbing of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ebbs, Turks are left watching their wallets, with inflation that has...

Death of PKK commander in northern Iraq airstrike blamed on Turkey

A drone strike killed an outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) commander on Tuesday in northern Iraq, Kurdish authorities said, blaming the strike on Turkey. Turkey...

Protests against overturning of pro-Kurdish candidate’s election victory continue unabated

Protests that have erupted across Turkey in response to a local electoral authority's decision to annul the election victory of a pro-Kurdish candidate in...

Selective and weak: Critics slam outgoing CoE commissioner’s poor record on Turkey

As Dunja Mijatović’s mandate as the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights came to a close on April 1, rights groups criticized the...

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