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Turkish authorities issued an arrest warrant for Cafer Mahiroğlu, the UK-based businessman and owner of Halk TV, a prominent opposition-leaning news...
Authorities in Turkey have detained two people as part of an investigation into the death of Ferdi Zeyrek, the mayor of Manisa, who died after...
Ferdi Zeyrek, mayor of Turkey’s western city of Manisa, passed away Monday (June 9) after being severely electrocuted in his home on June 5th....
On Wednesday (June 4), a fifth wave of arrests hit the Istanbul municipality as part of an ongoing investigation targeting the opposition-controlled...
The Chief Prosecutor of Ankara has approved an indictment that alleges irregularities in the selection of a new chairman for the main opposition...
Last Friday (May 30), Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander Mazlum Abdi said in an interview that he would be open to meeting with Turkish...
Over the past week, the opposition-held Istanbul municipality has been hit by new waves of arrests targeting public officials employed by the city....
Preparations are underway for a planned meeting between Ukrainian and Russian officials in Istanbul on Thursday (May 15). Although Ukrainian...
The Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) has announced its dissolution and the end of its armed struggle against the Turkish state. The announcement followed a...
Access to Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s X(formerly known as Twitter) account was blocked early Thursday (May 8). The mayor has been...
In a Monday (May 5) telephone call between the two leaders, US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan exchanged...
Özgür Özel, leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), was struck by a bystander while exiting an event on Sunday (May...
Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a member of the Turkish parliament representing Istanbul for the opposition DEM Party, passed away on Saturday (May 3) after...
Authorities in Istanbul have arrested 92 individuals accused of calling for May 1st demonstrations at the city’s central Taksim Square. Although...
53 municipal employees have been arrested in a new investigation targeting the opposition-held city. These developments come following the March 19th...
Turkey’s far-right Islamist HÜDA-PAR party has presented a draft bill to the Turkish Parliament aimed at criminalizing homosexuality and same-sex...
Over the weekend, Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) organized a major rally in the central Anatolian city of Yozgat,...
Protests by high school students have spread across Turkey following an April 8th decision to dismiss and reappoint teachers at over 30 schools. The...
Ekrem İmamoğlu, the opposition’s Presidential candidate and recently jailed mayor of Istanbul, has appeared in court today (11 April) in a...
Journalists Timur Soykan and Murat Ağırel were arrested this morning (April 10) at their homes. Following their arrests, the homes of both...
Turkey’s Higher Education Council (YÖK) sent a directive Monday (April 7) to universities instructing them to launch disciplinary proceedings...
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...