• International

CPJ: Turkey Remains World’s Worst Jailer of Journalists

U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released its annual report for 2018 on Thursday, naming Turkey as the largest prison…

6 years ago
  • National

Ankara Train Crash Leaves Nine Dead, 47 Injured

Nine people were killed and nearly 50 injured after a high-speed train crashed into a locomotive in the Turkish capital…

6 years ago
  • Foreign Affairs

Austrian Chancellor Kurz Condemns Turkey’s Detention of Journalist Max Zirngast

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz described Turkey's treatment of an Austrian journalist detained in Ankara as "unacceptable" Wednesday and again called for…

6 years ago
  • Foreign Affairs

Turkey to Launch New Operation Against Syrian Kurds within Days

Turkey will launch a new operation in Syria within days against a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia that Ankara considers a terrorist group,…

6 years ago
  • National

Istanbul Launches Recycling Vending Machine as Pilot Project

Turkish woman Tulay Gercek stands in front of a vending machine at a busy Istanbul metro station but instead of…

6 years ago
  • National

Turkey Targets Ex-Airforce Staff over Alleged Coup Links

Turkish police on Friday arrested dozens of military personnel in another round of nationwide raids against people with alleged links…

6 years ago
  • Culture

Sean Penn in Istanbul to Film Khashoggi Documentary

American actor Sean Penn was in Istanbul on Wednesday to film a documentary about the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal…

6 years ago
  • Foreign Affairs

Turkey Seeks Arrest of Two Saudi Crown Prince Allies over Khashoggi

A Turkish court has issued arrest warrants for two suspects close to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the…

6 years ago
  • National

Three Migrants Found After ‘Freezing to Death’ in Turkey

The bodies of three migrants believed to have frozen to death were found in three separate Turkish border villages.

6 years ago
  • Economy

Turkey Inflation Drops from 15-year High

Inflation in Turkey fell back last month after hitting a 15-year high in October, official statistics showed Monday, increasing the likelihood of…

6 years ago