Syrian Kurdish-led forces say Turkish airstrikes killed 12
Kurdish-led forces that control large swaths of northern and northeastern Syria said 12 people were killed Wednesday in airstrikes it blamed on Turkey, Agence...
Opposition mayor among 21 detained in İstanbul dawn raids in bid-rigging probe
Turkish police detained another main opposition party mayor in İstanbul along with 20 others in pre-dawn raids, part of a bid-rigging and corruption investigation,...
Bar association executives acquitted for 6th time in Armenian genocide commemoration statement
A court has acquitted 11 executives of the Diyarbakır Bar Association in southeastern Turkey of charges stemming from a 2021 statement commemorating the victims...
Turkish journalist gets suspended sentence over YouTube interview with Syrian Kurdish leader
A Turkish court on Thursday handed down a suspended 15-month sentence to journalist Nevşin Mengü on conviction of disseminating “terrorist propaganda” in a YouTube...
Turkey among top 10 countries with sharpest decline in freedoms: Freedom House
Turkey is among the top 10 countries that have seen the sharpest decline in freedoms over the past decade, according to the “Freedom in...
Turkey releases end-stage cancer patient after 4 years in prison
A Turkish court on Tuesday released Yusuf Özmen, a stage 4 cancer patient who spent over four years behind bars despite repeated calls for...
Turkish police detain 6 for ‘praising Gülen’ on social media
Turkish police have detained six people in western İzmir province for allegedly praising the late Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, a longtime foe of President...
Prosecutor denies seeking cancellation of İmamoğlu’s diploma in ‘falsified’ degree probe
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has denied a report by the pro-government Sabah newspaper which claimed that prosecutors had requested the cancellation of...
X blocks access to accounts of 3 Kurdish journalists in Turkey
Three Kurdish journalists in Turkey have had their X accounts blocked following a request from the Turkish government, citing concerns over “national security,” Turkish...
EP draft report says Turkey’s EU accession remains stalled over concerns on democracy, human...
The European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs concluded in a draft report that Turkey’s EU accession process cannot move forward due to persistent democratic...
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