Businessman Ali Emre Ballı, whose assets were briefly frozen in Turkey's investment fund investigation, was found dead in Istanbul

Özgür Özel linked Erdoğan's nephew Üsame Erdoğan to the corporate network surrounding Turkey's widening fund scandal

Özgür Özel linked Erdoğan's nephew Üsame Erdoğan to the corporate network surrounding Turkey's widening fund scandal

MHP leader Bahçeli called on parliament to renew Turkey's elections in 2028, a move that would allow Erdoğan to run for another term

A Turkish-owned cargo ship carrying Ukrainian corn to Italy sank in the Black Sea after a suspected drone attack, killing two crew members

Deep drilling and radar scans have produced new clues at Turkey's Durupınar Formation, but physical proof of Noah's Ark remains elusive

Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia agreed to rapidly deploy military forces to the kingdom under the Mecca defense pact

Turkey's official annual inflation fell to 29.73% in September, while ENAG estimated it at 46.61%.

Turkey's official annual inflation fell to 29.73% in September, while ENAG estimated it at 46.61%.

An Islamist group attacked a Japanese culture and anime festival in Istanbul after targeting the event over "family" and "moral values"

An Islamist group attacked a Japanese culture and anime festival in Istanbul after targeting the event over "family" and "moral values"

LGBTQ+ people jailed in Turkey's "My Family Is Safe" crackdown report overcrowding, degrading treatment, discrimination, and barriers to medication

Senior AKP lawmaker Serkan Bayram called for accountability inside the ruling party as Turkey's investment fund scandal widened

Turkey deported drug kingpin Navpreet Singh to India after he obtained Turkish citizenship under a fake identity, according to Indian authorities

Turkey arrested MHK Chairman Ferhat Gündoğdu and four others as an investigation into the country's refereeing system widened

Turkey deported drug kingpin Navpreet Singh to India after he obtained Turkish citizenship under a fake identity, according to Indian authorities

Turkey issued access bans for at least 1,270 X accounts in September, surpassing the total for all of 2025

Eleven years after Hacı Lokman Birlik was killed and dragged behind an armored police vehicle, his case remains an open wound in Kurdish memory

Eleven years after Hacı Lokman Birlik was killed and dragged behind an armored police vehicle, his case remains an open wound in Kurdish memory

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Shaker Aamer entered Turkey legally in 2019 but now faces deportation after a new security designation

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Shaker Aamer entered Turkey legally in 2019 but now faces deportation after a new security designation

Five miners were killed in a collapse at an İmbat Madencilik coal mine in Soma, while nine people were detained in the investigation

Men marched in Diyarbakır after four women were killed in the city in one month, calling on men to speak out against femicides

Police detained Mersin Mayor Vahap Seçer and two district mayors as Turkey's wave of investigations into opposition municipalities widened

Turkish prosecutors cited a music video scene showing two men dancing in an indictment seeking an obscenity trial for Mabel Matiz

Jailed lawmaker Can Atalay began a 24-hour hunger strike demanding implementation of Constitutional Court rulings and the right to serve in parliament

Jailed lawmaker Can Atalay began a 24-hour hunger strike demanding implementation of Constitutional Court rulings and the right to serve in parliament

A Turkish court ordered major independent news site T24's website and social media accounts shut over 118 pieces of LGBTQ+ coverage

A101 workers are organizing for free water, higher meal allowances, and the right to sit during shifts

A101 workers are organizing for free water, higher meal allowances, and the right to sit during shifts

A forensic report obtained six years later details extensive injuries suffered by Servet Turgut after his detention by soldiers in eastern Turkey

Özgür Özel linked figures in Turkey's fund scandal to Erdoğan and put its economic cost at $90 billion

Turkey's broad unemployment rate rose to 31% in August even as official unemployment fell to 7.8%

A forensic report obtained six years later details extensive injuries suffered by Servet Turgut after his detention by soldiers in eastern Turkey

Erdoğan ordered a state review of Turkey's fund scandal and warned AKP figures over wrongdoing

Erdoğan ordered a state review of Turkey's fund scandal and warned AKP figures over wrongdoing

Journalist Fatih Ergin was jailed over a social media post in which he initially misidentified a doctor linked to the reopened Kaşif Kozinoğlu case

Besê Hozat said Turkey's Kurdish peace process remains slow and one-sided, calling for reciprocal political, legal, and democratic steps

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Turkey detained its top referee official and six others as prosecutors investigate alleged manipulation of referee rankings, appointments, exams, and internal lists

Turkey detained its top referee official and six others as prosecutors investigate alleged manipulation of referee rankings, appointments, exams, and internal lists

Comedian Deniz Göktaş was released after 88 days in prison, using his first court appearance to defend political satire

Comedian Deniz Göktaş was released after 88 days in prison, using his first court appearance to defend political satire

A jailed Turkish journalist says she is sleeping in front of a toilet in an overcrowded prison ward after being arrested over a story she wrote for Kaos GL

A jailed Turkish journalist says she is sleeping in front of a toilet in an overcrowded prison ward after being arrested over a story she wrote for Kaos GL