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Justice Ministry finds continued imprisonment of MP ‘appropriate’ despite immunity

Turkey’s Justice Ministry has said in its opinion to the Constitutional Court that the continued imprisonment of an opposition lawmaker is appropriate despite his...

Wildfires contained in northwestern Turkey, 10,000 acres destroyed

Wildfires that erupted in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday were contained on their third day after destroying 4,080 hectares (around 10,000 acres) of land, Agriculture...

86-year-old disabled man can finally return home from prison after forensic report

Following weeks of trips between hospital and prison, an 86-year-old disabled man who was convicted of links to the faith-based Gülen movement will be...

Investigation into opposition leader over Gülen links dropped after 7 years

Turkish prosecutors have decided to drop an investigation into a nationalist opposition leader over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement seven years after...

Turkey’s central bank surprises with huge interest rate hike

Turkey's central bank on Thursday delivered a huge surprise by raising the interest rate to 25 percent as part of a transition from President...

Three PKK militants killed in Turkish drone strike in Iraq: authorities

Three militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed Thursday in a Turkish drone strike in Iraq's Kurdistan region as Ankara's top...

Turkey seeks extradition of 1,269 from 112 countries over alleged Gülen links

Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç on Wednesday said the Turkish government has sought the extradition of 1,269 people living in exile in 112 countries over alleged...

11 villages evacuated as wildfires rage in northwestern Turkey

Wildfires that erupted in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday continued to force people to leave their homes on Wednesday, with authorities evacuating more than 1,200...

Reports reveal widespread favoritism at Turkish universities

Turkish universities have become institutions of higher learning where merit-based appointments have been replaced by the appointment of people based on family connections or...

US, press organizations slam impending access ban on VOA Turkish

The US State Department as well as international and local press organizations have criticized Turkey’s media watchdog for threatening to block access to the...

Turkey’s top diplomat asks Iraq to recognize PKK as terrorist organization

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan asked the Iraqi administration to recognize the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) as a terrorist organization, during a visit...

Former combat pilot fired over alleged Gülen links dies in farming accident

A former combat pilot who was fired by an emergency decree for alleged links to the Gülen movement was killed in a farming accident...

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