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Court releases 43 Air Force Academy students accused of coup involvement

An Ankara court on Tuesday released from pretrial detention 43 students of the Air Force Academy who were arrested on charges of involvement in...

Deputy PM: Terror would end once referendum results in ‘yes’

Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said on Tuesday that assassinations and suicide bombings by terrorist organizations may continue for now, but would end...

Report: Spying allegations against Turkish imams in Germany expand

In the wake of a recent admission by the German-based Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB), which said some of its imams had acted...

Expert: Commission established by gov’t decree aims to delay ECtHR process

Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has formed a commission to investigate lawsuits filed during a state of emergency that actually aims to...

Report: Human rights abuses systematically grew in Turkey following failed coup

Turkey's Human Rights Association (İHD) Diyarbakır provincial branch head Raci Bilici said on Monday that 2016 was a disastrous year for human rights abuses...

CHP deputy: New gov’t decrees brand Ja’faris as ‘potential terrorists’

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Barış Yarkadaş has said that government decrees issued on Monday had branded people from the minority...

Opposition gears up for ‘no to executive presidency’ campaign

Amid a crackdown against critics, including the political opposition and the media, Turkey’s opposition parties are preparing to launch campaigns against a referendum on...

143 alumni of ’68 generation say ‘no’ to executive presidency

One hundred forty-three members of an initiative established by the alumni of Turkey’s oldest political science faculty issued a statement on Monday criticizing a...

19 more military officers arrested over smart phone app use

Nineteen more soldiers from the Turkish Armed Forces were arrested in Antalya on Monday evening on charges of membership in a terrorist organization for...

Colleagues call for letters to imprisoned Cumhuriyet journalists

A group of journalists initiated a social media campaign on Monday to send letters to imprisoned colleagues from the Cumhuriyet daily since books are...

Greek court to decide on extradition request for 8 Turkish soldiers this week

The Greek supreme court postponed its verdict to Thursday on an extradition request for eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece after a failed...

Some soldiers standing trial on coup charges sent to Syria for Operation Euphrates Shield

Some of the soldiers who are standing trial on coup charges and allegations that they sought to occupy Sabiha Gökçen Airport on the night...

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