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334 people detained in past week over Gülen links

A total of 334 people have been detained in the past week as part of a crackdown targeting alleged members of the faith-based Gülen...

Rental prices in İstanbul are on the rise: reports

Apartment rental prices in İstanbul are on the rise, with August rents averaging TL 1,710 ($340) a month compared to previous months of this...

Turkey dismisses over 40,000 military personnel, cadets since coup attempt

The Turkish government has dismissed over 40,000 military personnel including gendarmerie and military cadets over alleged links to the Gülen movement since a coup...

Some 700 imported drugs unavailable in Turkey due to low value of lira

Nearly 700 imported drugs, mostly for cancer and chronic diseases, are unavailable in Turkish pharmacies due to the low valuation of the Turkish lira,...

AKP ally to introduce capital punishment bill to Turkish parliament in October

Ultranationalist Grand Unity Party (BBP) leader and deputy Mustafa Destici announced on Sunday that he would introduce a bill to parliament in October to...

Deteriorating health of detainees in Turkish prisons highlighted in human rights report

According to data provided by Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD), there are at least 1,154 ailing inmates, 402 of whom have serious ailments, in...

Erdoğan calls on people to convert savings to Turkish lira

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday held a meeting at the presidential palace to announce a plan that includes some 400 projects which will...

Turkish court sentences 9 defendants in 2015 ISIL attack trial to life in prison

An Ankara court on Friday handed down 101 life sentences without the chance of parole to each of nine suspects in a terrorist bomb...

Pastor Brunson happy to be home with family, lawyer says

American pastor Andrew Brunson, whose trial has been the focal point of recent tension between the US and Turkey, feels happy to be with...

Video footage catches hint of power struggle between Turkish ministers

Turkish television stations have repeatedly broadcast video footage showing Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu shouldering Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak on Thursday during...

Austrian Kurd detained at Turkish airport for criticizing Erdoğan on social media

Ümit S, a Kurd born in Turkey holding Austrian citizenship, was banned from Turkey for five years for criticizing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...

CHP board indicates no emergency convention to be held

The Republican People’s Party (CHP) executive board on Friday announced that an intra-party opposition group could not manage to collect enough delegate signatures in...

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