Ekrem Imamoglu won the coveted role of Istanbul mayor with a simple slogan: “Everything will be great.” Continue reading →

The Yenicag newspaper said columnist Yavuz Selim Demirag was beaten up by about five or six people with baseball bats after appearing on a TV show Friday. Continue reading →

The results of Istanbul’s mayoral election are being scrapped and rescheduled after allegations of electoral fraud — just weeks after the opposition candidate won the contest.  Continue reading →

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to challenge the results of the Istanbul election, blaming “organized crime” for his party’s narrow loss. Continue reading →

President Erdogan said Australians and New Zealanders travelling to Turkey with anti-Muslim sentiments would be sent back in coffins, ‘like their grandfathers’ in the Gallipoli campaign. Continue reading →

Christchurch shooting suspect Brenton Tarrant had visited Turkey and said Turks have no place in Europe, according to President Tayyip Erdogan. Continue reading →

New York Knicks star Enes Kanter says he’s being targeted by the Turkish government for using his high profile to criticize President Tayyip Erdogan. Continue reading →

A court in Istanbul has sentenced a journalist to jail for defamation after she reported that the country’s former prime minister was named in the Paradise Papers leak. Continue reading →

Azru Yildiz is one of hundreds of Turkish journalists who have faced arrest and jail for doing their jobs. She fled to Canada two years ago. Continue reading →

Turkey president Reccep Tayyip Erdogan said the nations have the tape, in the first public acknowledgement of its existence. Continue reading →