Turkey sentences journalist over 4 years in jail for threatening Erdogan Prominent Turkish journalist Fatih Altayli was sentenced to over four years in prison in a trial government critics say aimed at silencing one of Turkey's most influential journalists and intended to intimidate journalists nationwide. Turkey
Turkey sees FDI rise 58% as investor confidence returns Turkey’s economy is seeing an uptick in foreign investment after a financial downturn punctuated by its highest inflation on record. Turkey
Turkish markets, lira gain as Ankara delays ruling on opposition head's ouster An Ankara court adjourned a case to October 24 to ouster the opposition CHP party's chairman, as part of a long-running political crackdown by the ruling AKP party. Turkey
Turkey detains 30 as government crackdown on opposition deepens: What to know Detainees include officials from Istanbul and Antalya municipalities and their family members as part of an ongoing corruption investigation into the Republican People’s Party (CHP) that critics say is politically motivated. Turkey
Analysis Emboldened by Suwayda fallout, Syria’s Kurds hold their ground with Damascus By Amberin Zaman Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture
Analysis From Caucasus to Iraq: How Israel’s war hands Turkey edge over Iran By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Third alliance enters the fray ahead of Turkish elections The leftist Labor and Freedom Alliance pledges to undo injustice but could risk a split in the opposition vote. Turkey
Cracks in Turkey’s opposition alliance emerge over ties to HDP Kurds Infighting within the major alliance of six Turkish opposition parties over the role of the country’s largest pro-Kurdish group has the ruling party palpably gleeful. Turkey
Far-right Turkish leader likens Syrian refugees to garbage, vows expulsion Ultranationalist Meral Aksener's plans include “isolating” migrants in “concentration camps” and forcing them to return to their countries of origin against their will under a formal policy of refoulement. Turkey
'Normalization' with Assad is the new normal in Turkey Comments by Turkey's foreign minister hinting at normalization with Damascus drove hundreds of Syrians across Turkish-occupied areas of northern Syria to stage demonstrations. Turkey
Erdogan asks Turkish diplomats to fight Islamaphobia Turkey’s president, long criticized for sidelining and politicizing Turkey’s foreign service, is urging ambassadors to do their best to ensure that Turks abroad can participate in upcoming elections. Turkey
Attacks on Alevi places of worship rattle Turkey The AKP government, which faces an uphill battle to mend ties with the Alevi community ahead of next year’s elections, pledges to bring culprits to justice. Turkey
Praise for Erdogan's mediation in Ukraine grain deal has its limits The UN-Turkish mediation with Russia and Ukraine may not give the Turkish president the expected diplomatic boost at home. Turkey
Turkey’s ruling party members stick with Erdogan Despite growing public discontent, senior members of Turkey's ruling party stick with President Erdogan. Turkey
Turkish opposition seeks to challenge Erdogan at his own game Turkey’s opposition, which has long failed to put up a coherent attitude to the government’s foreign policy, is now turning to a hawkish rhetoric that Erdogan himself might envy. Turkey
Is this Turkish anti-immigrant party helping Erdogan? Critics argue that anti-immigrant Victory Party’s leader Umit Ozdag’s opposition has benefited President Recep Tayyip Erdogan so far. Turkey
Analysis How Turkey's opposition to Sweden, Finland joining NATO could backfire It seems Turkey will continue to block Finland and Sweden’s memberships at the upcoming NATO summit, but Ankara is now signaling its lack of interest in strengthening the alliance. By Cengiz Candar
Turkish court bans Erdogan rival from own party The ruling appears to be a pattern of similar events befalling political rivals of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the 2023 elections. Turkey
