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Outspoken Iranian rapper arrested in Turkey at Tehran’s request

Amir Tataloo, one of the most popular Iranians on social media and an outspoken critic of the regime in Tehran, was arrested on Tuesday as he...

HSBC mulling Turkey exit as part of cost-cutting measures: report

HSBC is considering exiting Turkey as part of broader cost-cutting measures under interim Chief Executive Noel Quinn, Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The bank...

Turkey to evacuate 32 citizens from China due to virus outbreak

Turkey will evacuate 32 citizens and their families from China’s city of Wuhan, at the epicenter of a new virus outbreak, in the coming days, the...

Erdoğan says Russia violating agreement in Syria’s Idlib: report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Ankara is losing patience with the military assault in Syria’s Idlib region, adding that Russia is violating agreements aimed...

Western gov’ts call on Turkey to reform judiciary, respect freedom of speech at human rights review

More than 10 Western governments urged Turkey to reform its judiciary to ensure its independence and to uphold freedom of expression during the third cycle of...

Former top US official worried Trump was granting personal favors to Turkey’s Erdoğan

John Bolton, former national security advisor to US President Donald Trump, in an unpublished manuscript said he had concerns last year that the president was granting personal...

Albanian court jails Turkish asylum seeker over fake visa

An Albanian court in Tirana has sentenced Turkish national Selami Şimşek to one year in prison for attempting to cross the Albanian border with a fake...

Turkey repatriates 4 French extremists, Interior Ministry says

Turkey deported four extremists of French nationality to France on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry announced, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency. They were deported as part...

Russia informs Turkey of ceasefire violations in Syria’s Idlib region: report

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in a Monday phone call informed his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, about ceasefire violations committed by extremists from the Idlib de-escalation...

Turkey says will retaliate ‘without hesitation’ for any attack on Syria observation posts

Turkey’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that it would retaliate “in the strongest way, without hesitation” against any attack by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces on its...

Turkey fines 5 insurance companies for violating competition law

The Turkish Competition Board has fined five insurance companies for violating the competition law following an investigation, the watchdog said on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Allianz Sigorta,...

Trump, Erdoğan discuss Syria, Libya developments in phone call: report

US President Donald Trump discussed developments in Syria and Libya in a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday, Reuters reported,...

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