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On Sunday (April 6), Özgür Özel was reelected as chairman of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) at the party’s...
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has initiated a boycott since the March 19th arrest of İstanbul Mayor and presidential...
German Pianist Davide Martello, known for his public performances in regions experiencing conflict and protest, has been deported from Turkey...
Several prominent musicians and bands have been urged to cancel upcoming tour dates in Turkey following online posts made by Abdülkadir Özkan, owner...
A Swedish journalist, Joakim Medin, was arrested in Turkey on March 27 while covering ongoing protests following the detention and subsequent arrest...
The BBC has confirmed that its reporter Mark Lowen has been expelled from Turkey. Lowen was detained by police from his hotel earlier this week, where...
Turkey’s media regulator, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has issued severe penalties against several opposition aligned...
In a speech last night at the Istanbul city hall amidst ongoing protests, Turkey’s main opposition leader Özgür Özel announced a list of...
In a speech last night at the Istanbul city hall amidst ongoing protests, Turkey’s main opposition leader Özgür Özel announced a list of...
Turkey’s Capital Market Board has introduced temporary month-long measures at the Istanbul Stock Market following the detention and conviction of...
Turkey’s Capital Market Board has introduced temporary month-long measures at the Istanbul Stock Market following the detention and conviction of...
Ekrem Imamoğlu, the currently detained Mayor of Istanbul and President Erdoğan’s chief political rival, is facing yet another criminal...
In the early hours of Wednesday morning (March 19), Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was taken into police custody at his home. The mayor, seen by...
In the early hours of the morning, approximately 20 police officers raided the residence of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem...
Two Vice News journalists from the United Kingdom who were detained in 2015 in southeastern Turkey have been acquitted of terrorism charges by a court...
A decision by a Turkish court announced Monday (March 17) has blocked access to websites belonging to several major alcohol brands, including Chivas...
In a press conference yesterday (March 12) in Ankara, Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk announced that Turkey should play a major role in the peace...
Türkiye online newspaper, known for its close ties to the Turkish government, has published an interview with Salih Müslim, co-leader of the...
On Feburary 27th, imprisoned Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan issued a historic call for the group to lay down its arms and...
Judicial pressure on Istanbul municipalities run by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) continued Tuesday (March 11), with 32...
Mounting legal pressure against Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) continued Monday (March 3), with news emerging of the...
Last week, imprisoned leader of the banned Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, made a historic call for the organization’s dissolution...
Alaattin Köseler, mayor of Istanbul’s Beykoz district and member of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), was detained at his home...
Turkish independent journalist Nevşin Mengü has been sentenced to one year and three months in prison for an interview she conducted with YPG/PYD...
Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism has banned the release of OY’una Geldik, a political comedy. The film, starring veteran actor İlyas...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hosted his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Ankara on Monday (February 24). Lavrov’s visit came only a week...
Kağızman district mayor Mehmet Alkan, who represents the pro-Kurdish DEM Party, has been removed and replaced in Turkey’s eastern province of...
A new investigation into Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was announced Saturday (February 22) by Istanbul’s Chief Prosecutor. The investigation...
A feud between one of Turkey’s leading business associations (TÜSİAD) and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) continues to escalate...
In the early hours of Tuesday morning (February 18), a string of arrests in Istanbul targeted journalists, artists, and politicians affiliated with...
In the early hours of Tuesday morning (February 11), several opposition-controlled municipalities were raided as part of an ‘anti-terror...
Yesterday (February 9), three leading figures in Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) met in Ankara to discuss the possible...
Turkish authorities have carried out a raid on the offices of BirGün, a left-leaning independent newspaper. Three senior figures from birgun.net,...
Today (February 6), Turkey marks the second anniversary of the devastating twin earthquakes that hit the country’s southeast on the morning of...
Syria’s transitional president, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, arrived in Ankara yesterday at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The two...
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has been summoned for questioning as part of two separate investigations launched in the...
On Monday (January 27), Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu alleged in a press conference that prosecutor reports had been falsified, leading to the...
Sofya Alağaş, mayor of Turkey’s southeastern province of Siirt, has been deposed and replaced on alleged terrorism charges. On Tuesday (January...
Ayşe Barım, one of Turkey’s most prominent talent managers, has been arrested in connection with 2013’s Gezi Park protests. The indictment also...
In a press conference held today (January 27), Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu alleged the falsification of reports that led to the opening of a case...
At the opening of the Turkish Parliament in early October, the Nationalist Action Party (MHP) chairman Devlet Bahçeli, a known far-right...
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has reduced its policy interest rate by 250 basis points, lowering it from 47.5% to 45%. This marks...
66 have died in a hotel fire at Kartalkaya Ski Resort in the central Anatolian province of Bolu. The fire has since been brought under control....
Ümit Özdağ, leader of Turkey’s anti-immigration Victory Party (Zafer Partisi), has been detained in Ankara on allegations of “insulting the...
Istanbul’s Chief Prosecutor has opened an investigation into Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu relating to comments made by the mayor regarding Istanbul...
Russia’s Defense Ministry announced in a statement yesterday (January 13) that Ukraine unsuccessfully targeted the TurkStream natural gas pipeline...
Nuriye Arslan and Hoşyar Sarıyıldız, co-mayors of Mersin’s Akdeniz district from the pro-Kurdish DEM Party, have been detained over alleged...
Rıza Akpolat, mayor of Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district and a member of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been detained in...
In remarks made yesterday (January 9), Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek identified Turkey’s soaring rent prices as the biggest factor...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced the possibility of a military operation in Syria during a televised interview last night (January...