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[UPDATE] İstanbul city council member proposes mosque construction on Galatasaray Islet

A member of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Council on Monday proposed that a mosque be constructed on Galatasaray Islet, also known as Su Adası...

[VIDEO] Turkish army seizes hundreds of sheep belonging to Kurdish villagers in SE Turkey

Newly emerged video footage shows Turkish soldiers seizing hundreds of sheep allegedly belonging to Kurdish villagers in southeastern Turkey on the grounds that they...

ECtHR’s teacher decision sparks adverse reactions

A ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) turning down an application by a fired Turkish teacher on the grounds that he...

Ankara mayor claims earthquake in İzmir was artificial

Following an earthquake in the Aegean Sea late on Monday afternoon, Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Melih Gökçek said it was an artificial quake, implying...

HDP, MHP lodge dissenting opinion on coup commission report due to shortcomings, contradictions

The opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) announced on Monday that they have lodged a dissenting opinion to a parliamentary...

[VIDEO] Pro-gov’t daily editor-in-chief: Will you find a better caliph than Erdoğan?

Pro-government Star daily Editor-in-Chief Nuh Albayrak said during a TV show on Sunday that he has been raising the issue of reinstating the institution...

6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Aegean region of Turkey

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake in the Aegean Sea on Monday hit Turkey's western region, with shock waves felt in İstanbul and in neighboring provinces. According...

ECtHR rejects suspended Turkish teacher’s petition for failing to exhaust domestic remedies

An application filed by Gökhan Köksal, a Turkish primary school teacher who was removed from his post in the aftermath of a failed coup...

CHP reiterates in report July 15 was ‘controlled’ coup attempt

A report drafted by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) on a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 has repeated...

Qatari police detain Turkish family members linked to Gülen movement

Qatari police detained five members of a Turkish family who are linked to the faith-based Gülen movement while the family was on their way...

Turkish FM slams Germany over support for ‘terrorist groups’

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu slammed Germany over its alleged support for terrorist groups, saying Turkey is not a country to which Berlin can...

1,068 PKK militants killed in last 9 months, Turkish interior minister says

Turkey's Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said on Saturday that a total of 1,068 militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) had been killed...

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