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Political figures, rights advocates say Öcalan key to peace in Turkey, urge legal path to his release

A group of political figures, human rights advocates and academics from around the world who met in İstanbul over the weekend has called jailed...

Habertürk TV chief among 4 jailed as prosecutors link him to drug-fueled exploitation scheme

A Turkish court has jailed four people on accusations of drug use, including the editor-in-chief of Habertürk TV, a major national news station, whom...

Turkish Parliament investigates sexual abuse claims involving high school interns in its cafeteria

The Turkish Parliament has opened an internal investigation into claims that high school student interns working in its cafeteria were sexually abused by staff...

Turkey secures dominant role in Syria’s reconstruction with $11 billion in energy, airport deals

Turkey has emerged as the leading foreign economic actor in Syria’s reconstruction one year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government, securing more than...

Fresh fingerprint evidence casts doubt on 2015 police killings that ended peace talks with PKK

A newly released forensic report has raised fresh doubts about the 2015 killings of two police officers in the southeastern town of Ceylanpınar, an...

Trump calls Erdoğan ‘tough cookie,’ says NATO seeks his help to deal with Turkish president

US President Donald Trump has called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a "tough cookie" and said NATO allies have trouble dealing with him, telling...

Habertürk TV editor-in-chief detained in İstanbul drug probe, removed from job

The editor-in-chief of Habertürk TV, a major Turkish news station, has been detained in İstanbul as part of a drug investigation that is targeting...

Former Council of Europe rights chief says ECtHR has ignored the pattern of Turkey’s repression

A former human rights commissioner at the Council of Europe said the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) had weakened its own credibility by...

VP says Turkey to start income top-up scheme in 2026, links welfare policies to election wins

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz told parliament on Tuesday that the government will start a pilot income "top-up scheme" for low-earning families in 2026,...

European police hack of SKY ECC triggered wide-ranging drug-trafficking investigations in Turkey

A police-led hacking of the SKY ECC encrypted messaging platform in Europe in 2021 has paved the way for extensive drug-trafficking investigations in Turkey, where...

Turkey secures €350 million loan from AIIB for railway modernization

Turkey has secured €350 million in external financing from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to modernize and maintain the country’s rail network, the...

68 arrested in Turkey after nationwide cybercrime raids: minister

Turkish courts have ordered the arrest of 68 people following nationwide cybercrime operations that targeted illegal betting networks, online child exploitation and large-scale fraud...

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