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Turkish companies among 280 slapped with new US sanctions targeting Russia

The United States announced sanctions Wednesday on more than 280 individuals and companies based in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Belgium, the PRC, Russia, Slovakia and the...

Former CHP leader faces prison for insulting ex-minister implicated in graft probe

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the former leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), is facing a prison sentence of up to 26 months on...

Turkish police detained 210 people at May Day demonstrations in Ä°stanbul: minister

Turkish police on Wednesday detained 210 people after authorities banned May Day rallies at Ä°stanbul's central Taksim Square, said Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, Agence...

4 judges associations in Europe send letter to Turkish justice minister for release of jailed jurist

Several leading European judges' associations have sent a joint letter to Turkish Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç calling for the denial of the conditional...

Erdoğan’s push for a new constitution: Speaker of parliament visits main opposition leader

Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan KurtulmuÅŸ has initiated consultations with political parties on the drafting of a new constitution with a visit to the main...

US pressure on Turkey leads to drop in Turkey’s trade with Russia: report

Turkish exports to Russia tumbled at the start of 2024, suggesting that a US crackdown on trade with goods Moscow uses in its war...

Turkey’s top appeals court upholds prison sentence of prominent lawyer

Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld a prison sentence handed down to the head of a now-closed lawyers’ association who has been behind...

Turkey criticized for inefficiency, lack of transparency in use of €6 billion in EU refugee funds

Although the European Union has allocated €6 billion for refugee aid in Turkey, the latest findings of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) show...

Ministry fines hotel for charging customer additional fee due to nationality

The Culture and Tourism Ministry has fined a hotel in Turkey’s popular holiday resort of Antalya for charging a Turkish customer an additional fee...

Discrimination embedded in state policies toward minorities fueled by nationalism in Turkey

 Discrimination against minorities in Turkey has been "persistent and of broad scope," with its roots in Turkish nationalism, a recent report by the Minority...

Prosecutor seeks acquittal of police officers on trial for Kurdish lawyer’s murder

A Turkish prosecutor is calling for the acquittal of three police officers accused of the murder of prominent Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elçi, claiming there...

22 indicted on premeditated murder charges for the killing of former Grey Wolves leader

A Turkish prosecutor has accused 22 people of the premeditated murder of Sinan AteÅŸ, an academic and the former president of the Grey Wolves...

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