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Turkey saw 1,616 gun deaths in first 9 months of 2023: NGO

More than 1,600 people in Turkey died in gun-related incidents the first nine months of 2023, the Mezopotamya news agency reported on Thursday, citing...

New US Senate committee chair: F-16 sale to Turkey not limited to Sweden’s NATO bid

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee's new chairman on Thursday said he would look at Turkey's $20 billion Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jet deal...

Turkish sociologist goes on trial in absentia

A Turkish court held another hearing Friday in the trial of sociologist and writer Pınar Selek over a deadly 1998 explosion, as her supporters...

Turkey’s top appeals court upholds convictions of Kavala, 4 others in Gezi Park trial

The Supreme Court of Appeals of Turkey has upheld the convictions of five defendants including prominent businessman and civil society leader Osman Kavala in...

German Bar calls on Turkey’s top court to consider ECtHR ruling in its decisions

While Turkey’s opposition and legal community have for the most part kept silent about a recent European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decision concerning...

Turkish gov’t withdraws support for festival over reinstated film on purge victims

Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry announced on Thursday that it has withdrawn its support for a film festival after the organizing committee reversed its...

Teenager arrested for obscene act with Atatürk picture faces 3-year sentence

A Turkish prosecutor is seeking up to three years in prison for a 17-year-old high school student who was arrested last week following the...

France calls on Turkey, Hungary to approve Sweden’s NATO bid

France urged Turkey and Hungary on Thursday to come through on Sweden's stalled bid to join NATO, Agence France-Presse reported. Hungary and Turkey in July...

3 doctors took own lives in a single day: Turkish Medical Association

The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has announced that three young doctors died by suicide in different parts of Turkey in single day, calling for...

27 films withdraw from Turkish film festival after censorship of documentary about purge victims

The producers and directors of 27 films have announced their withdrawal from the Golden Orange Film Festival in Turkey’s Antalya province in reaction to...

Kurdish politician sentenced to more than 4 years in prison on insult charges

A Turkish court has sentenced Kurdish politician and former MP Selma Irmak to four years, two months in prison on charges of insulting President...

Gendarmerie releases photos of Turkish asylum seekers and their children after pushback by Greece

Turkey’s gendarmerie released photos of Turkish asylum seekers and their children who were apprehended after being pushed back by Greek authorities, the Kronos news...

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