In a pivotal development on Tuesday evening, the Turkish parliament undertook a crucial vote to endorse Sweden’s application for NATO membership. The voting outcome, reflecting a significant majority, saw 287 votes in favor, 55 against, with the remaining members opting for abstention out of the 346 total votes cast during the parliamentary session. The decision emerged following an extensive... 

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan leaves an official ceremony to mark Republic Day at the new Presidential Palace in Ankara October 29, 2014. A Turkish court has officially banned media coverage of a parliamentary investigation against four former ministers over corruption allegations. On Tuesday the Turkish court ruled that the ban was issued to “prevent damage to the individual rights”... 

The European Commission has slammed Turkey’s newly-adopted cyber law allowing the government to block websites without a court ruling. Commission spokesman Peter Stano said on Thursday that the law raised “serious concerns” as it “introduces several restrictions on freedom of expression.” The Turkish Parliament passed the law late on Wednesday, allowing the Telecommunications Communications...