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Court adjourns trial of İstanbul mayor until September

An İstanbul court has adjourned until September a trial in which the mayor of İstanbul, a member of Turkey's main opposition party, faces prison...

At least 170 detained as police intervene in events marking 9th anniversary of Gezi

Police intervention in a demonstration held in central İstanbul by a group wanting to mark the ninth anniversary of the anti-government Gezi Park protests...

Turks start June with new hikes in natural gas, electricity prices amid economic crisis

Turks have started June with news of yet another increase in natural gas and electricity prices, fueled by a currency crisis amid the highest...

Women stage protest against attempt to close anti-femicide group in Turkey

Several hundred women protested outside an İstanbul court on Wednesday ahead of a hearing to close a well-known anti-femicide campaign group, Agence France-Presse reported. Waving...

[OPINION] The capture of the civil space by Turkey’s AKP government

Ali Yıldız* Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu claimed that 1 billion lira ($60.5 million) was funneled to the US-based Turken Foundation through donations by two...

Turkey says Nordics must change laws if needed to meet its NATO demands

Finland and Sweden should change their laws if needed to meet Turkey's demands and win its backing for their bid to join NATO, the...

Turkish man sparks outrage for kicking 70-year-old Syrian refugee woman in the head

A Turkish man has sparked outrage on social media for kicking a 70-year-old, mentally disabled Syrian woman on the side of her head as...

ECtHR condemns Turkey over Amnesty activist’s ‘unlawful’ detention

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday condemned Turkey over the arrest in 2017 of the head of the Turkish branch of rights...

Lavrov to visit Turkey on June 8 for talks on Ukraine grain exports: Ankara

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Turkey next week for talks on unblocking grain exports from Ukraine, which have been stalled by Moscow's...

Greek minister says steel fence on Turkey border to undergo major extension

A steel fence between Turkey and Greece is to be extended from around 40 kilometers to 120 kilometers to prevent irregular migration from Turkey,...

Israel warns against travel to Turkey, citing Iran assassination

Israel on Monday warned its citizens against travel to Turkey, citing Iranian threats of revenge for the assassination last week of a Revolutionary Guards...

‘Don’t be afraid of the arts,’ 57 bar associations tell Turkish gov’t amid bans

Fifty-seven bar associations across Turkey have released a joint statement calling on the Turkish government to stop imposing bans on arts and culture events...

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