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Unable to control surge, Turkey rises to 6th place worldwide in number of COVID-19 infections

Turkey, which reported 32,102 new coronavirus infections and a death toll of 235 on Dec. 15, has risen to sixth place among countries with...

Erdoğan tells EU’s Michel Turkey wants to build its future with bloc

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told European Council President Charles Michel in a phone call that Turkey wants to build its future with the...

Broadcasting watchdog RTÜK contributes to increasing censorship in Turkey: HRW

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), is contributing to increasing censorship in the country by imposing punitive and disproportionate sanctions...

AKP gives cold shoulder to far-right ally’s call to shut down Kurdish party

A top Justice and Development Party (AKP) official has reacted negatively to a recent call by its ally, the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP),...

Turkey plans to administer Chinese COVID-19 vaccine to 1.5 mln people daily

The Turkish government, which is expected to soon start administering its first doses of the Chinese coronavirus vaccine, is planning to vaccinate 1.5 million...

Indictment seeks 10.5 years for opposition politician in case involving Erdoğan aide

An indictment drafted by an İstanbul prosecutor seeks a jail sentence of up to 10-and-a-half years for a politician from Turkey’s main opposition Republican...

Turkey to impose 4-day lockdown amid coronavirus surge

As the number of coronavirus infections and the death toll reach new heights every day in Turkey, the Turkish government has decided to impose...

16 inmates in one Turkish prison diagnosed with COVID-19 as cases soar: report

A total of 16 inmates have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in northern Turkey’s Karabük Prison as cases countrywide have increased dramatically, reaching 1,866,345 on...

Former HDP politician says Turkey may start new peace process to solve the Kurdish problem

Sırrı Sakık, a former member of the Turkish Parliament from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has said Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party...

Turkey spending more than budgets of 7 ministries for Erdoğan’s national parks project

Turkey has allocated a budget of TL 16 billion (around $204 million) for the development of national parks, a project of Turkish President and...

Iranian drug lord played key role in Tehran black op to abduct opposition figure from Turkey: report

Naji Sharifi Zindashti, an Iranian drug kingpin who was arrested and released in Turkey in 2018 in a scandal involving the highest echelons of...

As Me Too gains momentum in Turkey, 62 NGOs stand up for sexually abused women in joint statement

As more and more Turkish women reveal on social media their memories of sexual assault by men, 62 nongovernmental organizations in Turkey have released...

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