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Syriac organization demand freedom for priest sentenced on terror charges in Turkey

Syriac organizations in Europe have demanded that the Turkish government release and drop all charges against priest Sefer (Aho) Bileçen, who was handed down...

Love conquers all for Greek-Turkish couples in Athens

At the foot of the Hill of the Muses in Athens, classical music fills the apartment where Cihan Tutluoğlu lives with his husband Alexandros...

Boğaziçi students vow to continue protests on 100th day of resistance

Students at İstanbul's Boğaziçi University who have been protesting the appointment of a government loyalist as the school's rector said on the 100th day...

European rights court faults Turkey over author Altan’s imprisonment

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday condemned Turkey for the imprisonment of journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan for his alleged involvement in...

Canada blocks arms exports to ally Turkey

Canada on Monday blocked military arms exports to NATO ally Turkey after a probe found Canadian drone technology had been misdirected for use in...

53 former and active duty gendarmerie officers face detention over Gülen links

Prosecutors in the Turkish capital city of Ankara have issued detention warrants for 53 active duty and former officers at the Gendarmerie General Command...

Turkish mob boss among 63 organized crime suspects targeted in police operation

Turkish mafia leader Sedat Peker, who was once a staunch supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was targeted by Turkish police along with 62...

Turkey had the highest incarceration rate in Europe in 2020: CoE annual report

Turkey had the highest incarceration rate of the 47 Council of Europe (CoE) countries as of January 2020, with 357 prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants,...

Turkey strongly condemns Italian PM’s ‘ugly’ remarks on Erdoğan

Turkey on Thursday criticized Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi's "ugly" comparison of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to a tyrant, Agence France-Presse reported. Draghi on...

Italian PM calls Turkey’s Erdoğan a dictator

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday described Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a dictator, in remarks that risk further souring EU-Turkey ties,...

Top court annuls state of emergency decree that closed down media outlets

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has cancelled an article of a government decree issued in the aftermath of a failed coup in July 2016 that led...

Turkey’s presidential system has crippled institutions, weakened parliament: SWP report

A recent report by a prominent German think tank states that Turkey’s presidential system has crippled institutions in the country, weakening the parliament, undermining...

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