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142 academics, journalists, writers call for release of Ahmet Türk

One hundred forty-two people comprising academics, journalists, writers and lawyers, among them Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk, called on the government to immediately release...

86 police officers, court staff detained over Gülen links

Eighty-six police officers and courthouse staff members were detained across several Turkish provinces on Friday due to alleged use of a smart phone application...

51 witnesses to be heard in Dink case

An İstanbul court on Friday ruled to hear 51 more people in the case of Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who was assassinated in...

5 Turkish soldiers killed in ISIL attack in Syria’s al-Bab region

Five Turkish soldiers were killed and nine others were injured in a car bomb attack perpetrated by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant...

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...

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