US order to evacuate dependents worries Turks
The US State Department has ordered the families of its consulate staff in Istanbul to leave the country. Now, Turks fear for the worst. In...
How Kurdish hopes became Turkey’s fears
The Kurdish issue is undoubtedly Turkey’s most complex problem, both domestically and regionally. The resumption of armed conflict in July 2015 after a two-year...
Jailed Turkish novelist Asli Erdogan calls on Europe to stand up for its values
Dear friends, colleagues, journalists and members of the press, I am writing this letter to you from Bakirkoy Prison, the day after "Cumhuriyet," one of...
Turkey’s PM Rejects EU Criticism On Media Freedom
Turkey's prime minister has shrugged off European Union criticism over media freedom in the country, following the detentions of at least 13 senior staff...
Iraq-Turkey Tension Rises Amid Battle For Mosul
Iraq's prime minister has warned Turkey against provoking a confrontation while saying he does not want war. Haider al-Abadi made the comments after Turkey deployed tanks and...
Turkey Detains Editor, Staff Of Leading Opposition Paper
“An accelerated descent into dictatorship” was how one journalist summed up the Oct. 31 raid on Cumhuriyet, one of a handful of surviving opposition outlets, which saw...
Turkey fires NATO military envoys after failed coup: Report
Turkey has fired hundreds of senior military staff serving at NATO in Europe and the United States following the failed July 15 coup, documents...
Turkey cannot be excluded from Mosul operation: Erdogan
Ankara cannot be excluded from the operation launched to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant...
Turkey seeks to expand border ‘safe zone’ 45km into Syria
Ankara has announced plans to expand the so-called security zone deeper into northern Syria, after rebels – backed by Turkey's tanks and air force...
Is Russia pulling Turkey away from the West?
A bi-national meeting was held in Moscow Oct. 2, bringing together Ahmet Tunc — an adviser of Melih Gokcek, the mayor of Ankara and a...
Two suicide bombers blow themselves up during anti-terror ops in Ankara
Two suicide bombers detonated themselves during counter-terror operations in the capital Ankara early Saturday. The terrorists were reportedly planning a car-bomb attack and refused to...