25 more arrested, acting mayor investigated in widening corruption probe linked to İmamoğlu
An İstanbul court has ordered the arrest of 25 more people and launched an investigation into İstanbul’s acting mayor as part of an expanding...
Opposition politician accused of espionage released pending trial
Metin Gürcan, a defense analyst and Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) politician who was accused of “political and military espionage,” was released pending trial...
Dismissed military officer injured in factory explosion dies, exposing deep human cost of Turkey’s...
A former Turkish military officer who was dismissed by emergency decree in the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt has died of injuries sustained...
Eskişehir Governor’s Office bans women from doing yoga in local park
A group of woman in central Turkey's Eskişehir province were banned from doing yoga in a city park by the governor's office amid outrage...
Trust in news in Turkey plunges to lowest level in a decade, Oxford study...
Trust in news in Turkey has plunged to its lowest level since 2015, while a pro-government outlet has become the least trusted media organization...
Swedish PM refuses to deny Erdoğan’s claim of a ‘promise’ about extraditions
Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson refused Sunday to deny Turkey’s claim that it had promised to extradite individuals sought by Ankara as part of...
Thousands rally in İstanbul in show of support for opposition
At least 10,000 people joined an opposition rally at İstanbul City Hall Tuesday on the 100th day since the city’s popular mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu...
Somali restaurant owner in Ankara faces deportation after racist attacks
The owner of a Somali restaurant in the Turkish capital city of Ankara faces deportation from Turkey after his restaurant was the target of...
Jailed İstanbul mayor convicted over remarks criticizing controversial prosecutor
İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, currently jailed on corruption charges, was convicted on Wednesday of insulting and threatening a public prosecutor involved in a crackdown...
Corruption investigations into Turkey’s AKP gov’t will be relaunched, says opposition lawmaker
Levent Gök, a lawmaker from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has said they intend to reopen the December 17-25, 2013 bribery and...
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