Istanbul
Police detain opposition mayor in Turkish Ankara district in dawn raid over corruption claims
The opposition has rejected a wave of accusations since 2024 and says the investigations are politically motivated. The government says the judiciary is independent.
'Murderer NATO': Over 100 anti-NATO protesters detained in Turkey ahead of Ankara summit
Turkey's LGBT crackdown rooted in Erdogan's conservative religious push, experts tell 'Post'
Turkish comedian jailed pending trial over alleged insults to Erdogan, religious values
Turkey arrests 44 for alleged ties to a Mossad operation
The arrested suspects, members of a consulting company operating out of Istanbul, were allegedly secretly following Palestinian citizens, institutions and non-governmental organizations in Turkey.
It's clear that Turkey has imposed Islamic rule on both its domestic and foreign policies - opinion
By now it must be apparent that Turkey has joined forces with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi, China’s Xi Jinping and Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman.
With attacks on Kurds, Erdogan aims to weaken opposition ahead of election
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed Kurdish groups for a deadly bombing in Istanbul that took the lives of six people and wounded dozens.
Turkey strikes Kurdish groups in Iraq, Syria after Istanbul explosion
Turkey blamed the PKK and YPG for a deadly explosion in Istanbul, a charge the group has denied.
Bulgaria charges five people in connection with Istanbul blast
Three men of Moldovan origin and a man and woman of Syrian Kurdish descent were detained earlier this week by Bulgarian special police forces.
Turkish 'sex cult' leader sentenced to 8,658 years in prison
The court sentenced Oktar to 891 years for charges placed against him directly, but was also found responsible for crimes committed by his acolytes, wracking up his total sentence to 8,658 years.
Questions remain after the Istanbul attack - analysis
The bomb went off at 4 p.m. on Istiklal Street in Istanbul, a popular pedestrian street. The terrorist was detained at 2:50 a.m., around 10 hours afterward.
Turkey to pursue targets in Syria, official says after Istanbul blast
Turkey blames Kurdish militia groups for the Istanbul terror attack and seeks to act against the PKK in Syria.
Will Turkey exploit Istanbul attack to bash US, Kurdish groups? - analysis
The rhetoric from Ankara now seems to suggest that Turkey will lash out at the US and also carry out attacks in Syria, mentioning Kobani, Tel Rifat, Qamishli and other cities that could be hit.
Turkey arrested Istanbul bomb attacker, minister says
Six people were killed and 81 others wounded on Sunday when an explosion rocked a busy pedestrian street in Istiklal Avenue in central Istanbul.
