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Eylül Özer
Interview
'Iranian women are expected to represent either victimhood or resistance'
We spoke with Shiva Akhavan Rad about where the women’s movement in Iran stands today, the pressure she has faced as a journalist and her own life experiences.
22 August 2026
Eylül Özer
Turkish military personnel were not at Syrian airbase 'during or before' Israeli strike
"For the peace and stability of both Syria and the region, it is essential that Israel end such reckless attacks," said the Defense Ministry.
20 August 2026
Explosive drone hits police center in northeastern Turkey
The drone hit the courtyard of a police department in Trabzon, damaging parked cars.
18 August 2026
New Party MP stabbed by former CHP executive
MP Melih Meriç underwent surgery after the stabbing in Antep. The motive of the assault is not yet clear.
18 August 2026
Osman İşçi
writes
A stop on the road to peace: The Framework Law - II
It is up to us to make this period historic. There is broad consensus that the law alone is not enough. A step toward peace has been taken with the Framework Law. There are thousands of steps yet to be taken toward peace.
18 August 2026
Osman İşçi
Nalin Öztekin
reports
'Peace process must be made irreversible to succeed'
As the first legal step in the Kurdish peace process clears parliament, the DEM Party co-leader reflects on the failed 2015 process and what it will take to make the current one last.
17 August 2026
Nalin Öztekin
Nearly 4,000 prisoners could be released under Turkey’s Kurdish peace law
The law, whose implementation will depend on the state confirming that the PKK has laid down its arms, will affect around 125,000 ongoing and concluded cases, said Kurdish leader Bakırhan.
17 August 2026
Onur Hamzaoğlu
writes
The right not to be killed
The bill adopted by parliament is essentially an agreement between the parties to an armed conflict, similar to examples seen in conflict resolution processes around the world. Steps related to “democratization” are not, and should not be sought, primarily within an agreement of this kind.
14 August 2026
Onur Hamzaoğlu
Ferhat Yaşar
reports
Prof. Kaboğlu: Peace process law is 'an undeclared amnesty'
"What has been enacted here is an amnesty. It is not a general amnesty, but technically speaking, it is an amnesty aimed at a specific category," says the İstanbul Bar head.
14 August 2026
Ferhat Yaşar
Dozens detained, assets seized in crackdown on Süleymancılar religious order
The group is investigated over its money transactions. Its leader has been taken into custody and over 30 companies have been seized.
13 August 2026
Nalin Öztekin
reports
'Women politicians’ role in peace process cannot be reduced to a ‘softening voice’'
MPs Elif Esen, Sevda Karaca ve Meral Danış-Beştaş reflected on women's role in the peace process.
12 August 2026
Nalin Öztekin
İstanbul firefighters rescue goat stranded on viaduct pillar
It was unclear how the goat ended up at the spot.
12 August 2026
Osman İşçi
writes
A stop on the road to peace: The Framework Law
We must act with the understanding that the law alone will not bring about peace. At this point, it is advisable to maintain a critical perspective regarding both the Framework Law and the process itself.
11 August 2026
Osman İşçi
Dozens detained in visa application scheme probe
Some visa consultancy firms were allegedly booking appointments in bulk through diplomatic missions’ websites and selling them to applicants for substantial sums.
11 August 2026
Five detained in reopened probe into 2015 rifle attack on Fenerbahçe team bus
Assailants had shot the driver in the head while crossing a viaduct.
11 August 2026
Parliament passes bill suspending sentences for PKK members
The legal pathway is now open for the state to declare the PKK a "dissolved organization" and remove its designation as a "terror group."
11 August 2026
Parliament begins discussing Kurdish peace bill
Nearly two years after the peace initiative was launched, parliament began debating the first legislative step, which specifically concerns the status of the PKK.
10 August 2026
More than 230 CHP mayors join Özel’s New Party
Only a handful of city mayors remain in the CHP after the party split.
7 August 2026
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign defense pact treating attack on one as attack on all
The agreement signed by the three countries' leaders provides for enhanced defense cooperation.
7 August 2026
Turkey emphasizes fraternity in Friday sermons as Kurdish peace process gains momentum
The sermon read out at mosques across the country urged unity among the people as wars spread across the world.
7 August 2026
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Nalin Öztekin
reports
15-year-old vocational student allegedly abused for nine months during internship
The suspect reportedly fled to Greece as the child's lawyer criticized the authorities for failing to apprehend him.
7 August 2026
Nalin Öztekin
Mayor offers Mohamed Salah ‘climate change-proof’ land in Trabzon
The mayor also mentioned how similar Turkey and Egypt are, calling them both beautiful countries with people struggling with poverty. The former Liverpool player will receive at least 34 million euros for two years at Trabzonspor.
6 August 2026
Evrim Gündüz
reports
Atölye BİA holds Spatial Literacy Workshop
The workshop combined theoretical sessions on space and memory with fieldwork in Tarlabaşı, where participants conducted observations and interviews to craft feature stories.
6 August 2026
Evrim Gündüz
Turkey unveils draft law on Kurdish peace process, PKK reintegration
The bill, introduced nearly two years after a new peace process was initiated, outlines the scope of the peace framework and who can benefit from it.
5 August 2026
Three dead as car crashes into city bus in İstanbul
The crash occurred as the bus stopped to pick up and drop off passengers.
5 August 2026
Bahçeli calls for release of Öcalan, Demirtaş as ‘Kurdish peace law’ heads to parliament
“Selahattin Demirtaş should return home, the two Ahmets should return to office, and Öcalan should be granted the right to hope,” the nationalist leader said.
5 August 2026
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Opposition leader Özgür Özel faces losing immunity in 'bribery' probe
Özgür Özel, who founded the New Party after being ousted as the leader of the CHP by a court ruling, is now facing losing his parliamentary immunity.
4 August 2026
İstanbul's Bosphorus Bridge to be closed to traffic three nights straight
Crossings from İstanbul's European to Asian side will be closed for the filming of a docuseries.
1 August 2026
Shiva Akhavan Rad
Interview
Judith Butler on Iran, mourning, resistance, and the struggle for a future beyond fear
"Staying alive is its own accomplishment under economic conditions that intensify deprivation and precarity, and under political and military conditions in which the people are regularly targeted by armed forces willing to maim and kill."
1 August 2026
Shiva Akhavan Rad
Ankara's Etimesgut district mayor Erdal Beşikçioğlu detained in 'corruption' probe
Beşikçioğlu, who is also a well-known actor, is among over 50 others, including municipal officials, facing corruption allegations as part of a countrywide crackdown targeting opposition-controlled municipalities.
30 July 2026
İstanbul's Üsküdar district mayor detained in 'corruption' investigation
Officials are accused of using a municipal subsidiary to illegally collect money from contractors during the permit process.
29 July 2026
Expanding Gülistan Doku murder investigation reveals network spanning state institutions
Doku, a 21-year-old university student, went missing in 2020. The investigation concerning the disappearance was reopened as a murder probe in April, resulting in the detention of dozens of suspects including a former governor and police officers.
28 July 2026
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