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[VIDEO] Pro-Erdoğan cleric calls naysayers in referendum followers of Satan

  Vehbi Güler, a theologian and a staunch supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, likened naysayers in an upcoming referendum that will introduce an executive...

[VIDEO] Group of imams joins ‘yes’ campaign for referendum to increase Erdoğan’s powers

A dozen imams who recorded a video in their official garb in İstanbul called on their fellow imams to vote "yes" in an April...

Nobel committee chairman says Turkey world’s largest jailer of intellectuals

Veteran Swedish writer and Chairman of the Nobel Committee for Literature Per Wästberg said Turkey has become the largest jailer of intellectuals and journalists...

Trustee appointed to Bismil Municipality after detention warrant issued for co-mayor

The district governor of the Bismil district in southeastern Diyarbakır province was appointed as a trustee to the Municipality of Bismil in place of...

4 administrators of Adana girls dormitory rearrested over fire that killed 12

Four out of six dormitory administrators who were released on Jan. 22 following their previous arrest in connection to a November fire at a...

Three more social media users arrested for insulting Erdoğan

An Ankara court has ruled for the arrest of A.Ş., A.K. and N.K. for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media, according...

Turkey’s first headscarved military pilot is on her way

Twenty-three-year-old Merve Gürbüz is the first headscarved woman to be admitted to the training program of the Air Forces Academy in Turkey. The pro-government Yeni...

Gov’t says transfer of stakes to fund a measure against attacks on economy

Justice and Development Party (AKP) government spokesperson and Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has said the government's recent move to transfer Treasury stakes to...

28 military officers detained in anti-Gülen operations

Twenty-eight military officers were detained on Monday as part of ongoing operations targeting the followers of the faith-based Gülen movement due to their use...

İstanbul imam accuses potential naysayers in referendum of treason

An imam in İstanbul's Ümraniye district has accused people who will vote against a constitutional reform package that introduces an executive presidency in Turkey...

Turkey detains around 800 in nationwide anti-ISIL operations

Turkish police have detained around 800 people in operations targeting alleged members of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the...

Court rejects indictment against fashion designer due to lack of credible evidence

An İstanbul court has rejected an indictment against fashion designer Barbaros Şansal that sought a jail term of up to three years on the...

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