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HDP deputy reports another abduction of Turkish national

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy and human rights activist Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu on Sunday said another Turkish national was abducted by Turkey’s intelligence agency...

Appeals court upholds imprisonment of peace petition signatory academic

The İstanbul Regional Appeals Court on Sunday upheld the prison sentence of Professor Zübeyde Füsun Üstel, who signed a peace petition along with 1,128...

Erdoğan says Turkey will cut inflation 6 or 7 pct without explaining how

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday Turkey’s inflation rate would fall to 6 or 7 percent from the current 19-20 percent but...

Prime suspect says plot was staged to portray him as coup leader

Former commander of the Turkish Air Forces retired Gen. Akın Öztürk has said a plot was staged against him on the night of a...

Former CHP deputy given 4-year jail sentence on terrorism charges

Eren Erdem, a former deputy from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been handed down a jail sentence of four years, two...

167 more officers expelled from TSK due to alleged Gülen links

One hundred sixty-seven more officers have been expelled from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement, which...

Turkey lifts restrictions on more than 50,000 passports

The Ministry of Interior Affairs has removed limitations on the passports of 51,171 people, Turkish media reported on Friday, despite claims that previous similar...

Turkish entertainment TV station suspends broadcasting, claiming political pressure

Turkey’s second oldest private TV station, Flash TV, an entertainment outlet, has announced a self-imposed suspension of broadcasting for two months, claiming heavy political...

Turkish court releases mother and newborn with heart disease from jail

A Turkish court in Erzurum province on Thursday released a mother who was sent back to jail after delivering a baby with heart disease...

İzmir university begins to sell produce at low prices

A university in the western Turkish province of İzmir has established a produce stand in the cafeteria of its medical faculty to sell produce...

Mother fears military cadets arrested on coup charges will be killed in prison

The mother of one of the military cadets who were jailed on coup charges in the aftermath of a failed military coup in July...

Victims of gov’t’s anti-coup fight likened to Feb. 28 coup victims on 22nd anniversary

Feb. 28 marked the 22nd anniversary of a military intervention, dubbed the Feb.28 postmodern military coup, which introduced heavy restrictions on the lives of...

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