Turkey

As soon as main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) officially announced its candidate for June 24 presidential elections on Friday, a cut-throat race for the soul and future of…

Turkey’s four opposition parties have agreed to forge an alliance in parliamentary elections, pulling off a rare feat of success after years of division and feeble opposition to President…

In late January, Turkey launched a military offensive, codenamed Operation Olive Branch,  against the Kurdish enclave of Afrin region controlled by People's Protection Units (YPG). This is…

A report by Amnesty International reveals how the Turkish authorities systematically throttle civil society in Turkey through using broad measures of the emergency rule, bypassing legal…

For many Turks, the legacy of Armenian Genocide remains controversial and contested. As another year turned on, with diaspora Armenians desperately seeking to secure the recognition of the…

“The choice of election date may well be the most important single decision taken by a British prime minister,” says British political scientist Kenneth Newton. Turkish President Recep…

Last month, the Turkish government abducted six Turkish nationals in Kosovo. They have already been put in jail in Turkey, and they are at severe risk of being tortured. Since 2014, Turkish…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Wednesday announcement of snap election to elect the next president and Parliament on June 24 has sparked mixed reaction across wide segments of the…

A senior U.S. official has warned Turkey that it would face sanctions over the purchase of Russian S-400 air defense system, and it would also be excluded from the U.S.-led F-35 program.…

European Union has called on Turkey to immediately lift the state of emergency without a delay and urged Ankara to address the gross human rights violations that took place during the same…