Turkey Demands Life Sentence for Jailed American Pastor
Turkish prosecutors have demanded a life sentence for an American pastor accused of being a member of the group blamed for the 2016 failed coup, a case that has raised tensions with…
Kurds Flee to Regime-Held Areas Amid Turkish Advance in Afrin
Hundreds of civilians fled a Turkish-led advance on Syria's Kurdish-majority city of Afrin on Monday, a monitor said. Turkey-led rebels have advanced to the outskirts of Afrin city since…
Is Turkey’s Judiciary Independent?
Marking the 150th anniversary of the foundation of Supreme Court, the court’s head last week said that "judiciary in Turkey is independent and would not take an order or instruction from any…
Turkish Court Releases Journalists Ahmet Sik and Murat Sabuncu
An Istanbul court on Friday ordered the release of two more journalists in the trial on terror-related charges of staff from the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper seen as a test of press…
25 Turkish Journalists Were Sentenced to Prison in Mass Media Trial
An Istanbul court on Thursday sentenced 25 journalists to prison terms of up to seven and a half years over links to the group blamed by Turkey for the 2016 failed coup, in a mass trial of…
German Politician Resigns After Calling Turks ‘Camel Drivers’
A regional leader of Germany's far-right AfD party said Thursday he would resign after he insulted Germans of Turkish origin, calling them "camel drivers."
Andre Poggenburg, 42, is the…
Turkey-backed Militia Take Over Northern Town in Afrin
Turkish forces and allied Syrian rebels on Thursday took control of the key northern town of Jandairis from Kurdish militia, a monitor said.
"Turkish forces and allied Syrian rebels took…
Turkey Slams Riyadh Over Ban on Turkish Soap Operas
Turkey's deputy prime minister slammed a move by Saudi-owned MBC Broadcaster to stop airing Turkish soap operas amid signs of tension between the two countries over Ankara's backing of Qatar…
Turkey Calls on US to Halt Kurdish Militia’s Move to Afrin
Turkey asked its NATO ally the U.S. to halt the movement of Syrian Kurdish militia to Afrin to fight against the Turkish military.
The Turkish army on Jan. 20 launched an operation against…
UN Official Voices Concern Over Rising Torture in Turkey
The U.N. Special Rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, has expressed genuine concerns about the rise in reports of torture and mistreatment in prison across Turkey since his last official…