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Court decides to release jailed journalist Mahalli

An İstanbul court on Friday ruled to release journalist Hüsnü Mahalli, who was arrested on Dec. 15 on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip...

19 including academics detained in Tokat over Gülen ties

Nineteen people including academics from Gaziosmanpaşa University were detained in the central province of Tokat on Friday due to alleged links to the faith-based...

Reina gunman says he has no regrets over deadly attack

Abdulkadir Masharipov, the prime suspect in a Jan. 1 massacre at the Reina nightclub in İstanbul who was arrested in a police operation on...

[UPDATE] HDP deputy Başaran released after brief detention

Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Batman deputy Ayşe Acar Başaran, who was detained in Ankara on Friday morning for refusing to testify as part...

Detention warrants issued for 37 academics at İTÜ over Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 37 academics at İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ) over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, which is...

AKP deputy mistakenly reveals he owns Twitter account of mysterious female deputy

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) İstanbul deputy and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's former driver Ahmet Hamdi Çamlı mistakenly revealed on Thursday that he...

[VIDEO] Turk at Dink commemoration apologizes for being late to share Turkish-Armenians’ grief

A Turkish woman attending a commemoration for Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who was assassinated in 2007, apologized for being late to share the grief of...

[VIDEO] Female opposition deputies hospitalized after brawl in Turkish Parliament

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputies Şafak Pavey and Melike Basmacı and pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Pervin Buldan were taken to...

Indictment seeks life sentence for Gülen’s nephew

An indictment prepared by an İzmir prosecutor seeks an aggravated life sentence for Mehmet Mezher Gülen, a nephew of Turkish scholar Fethullah Gülen, who...

[UPDATE] 1 more police officer arrested in connection to Russian envoy’s murder

A second police officer was arrested in Ankara on Thursday in connection to the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov, who was...

Wife of slain Turkish Armenian journalist: The state is the murderer

During a commemoration ceremony for slain Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink on the 10th anniversary of his assassination, his wife Rakel Dink said on...

[UPDATE] Independent deputy handcuffs herself to lectern in Parliament protest

Independent deputy Aylin Nazlıaka, who was expelled from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) in 2016, handcuffed herself to the lectern in Parliament...

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