Umit Ozdag, head of the opposition Victory Party, also sought to stir nationalist passions, slamming the commission as a bid to legitimise the PKK and dismissing the event where 30 PKK members burned their guns as a "barbecue party". "You don't just burn 30 rifles and call it a day. Weapons are surrendered, and PKK members interrogated one-by-one."

In this episode of WorldView, Dr. Swasti Rao engages into an in-depth discussion with Dr. Omer Taspinar who is a professor at the National War College, National Defence University, DC and at the Johns Hopkins SAIS.

Tayyip Erdogan's main political opponents have faced an unprecedented crackdown that has seen more than 500 detained in just nine months, according to a Reuters review of a sprawling investigation that has accelerated dramatically in recent days.

Many countries see Pakistan as a nation that cannot be fully trusted and now, even Turkey, once a strong friend, has faced the same bitter truth. Turkey had always supported Pakistan, especially during difficult times but despite this friendship,

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan paid a state visit to Turkey on the occasion of the first meeting of the Supreme Strategic Committee between the two countries, which was held in Ankara on July 16.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called for full support of the disarmament of Kurdish militants that began with a handover of the first batch of weapons by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) forces,

The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu during a pre-dawn raid marks a new low in Turkey’s ongoing departure from democratic principles, the MENA Research Center announced just days after the mayor’s arrest.

Turkey’s most popular opposition politician Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was sentenced to nearly two years in prison on Wednesday, after a court found him guilty of “threatening” Istanbul’s chief prosecutor.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appointed on Thursday a new communications director, Burhanettin Duran, a deputy foreign minister who will take up a role aimed at keeping a tight leash on the mostly pro-government media.

Turkish President Erdoğan blasted Israel for sabotaging a Syria ceasefire, calling it a ‘terrorist state.’ He vowed Turkey won’t allow Syria’s division or Kurdish exploitation by Zionist forces. Erdogan said Ankara is monitoring developments in Sweida and warned Israel’s aggression threatens regional peace.

If found guilty, he faces up to seven years in prison and a ban from politics.Before his arrest, Imamoglu, 55, was widely seen as the strongest threat to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts to extend his hold on power,

A Turkish court on Wednesday blocked access to some content from Grok, developed by Elon Musk-founded company xAI, after authorities said the chatbot generated responses insulting President Tayyip Erdogan,