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Turkey’s opposition parties get little to no coverage on private TV stations

While public broadcaster Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) is being heavily criticized for giving little to no airtime to the election campaigns of opposition...

Young mother briefly detained over Gülen links during husband’s funeral

Thirty-year-old Esra Çelik, the mother of a 2-year-old son, was detained by Turkish police on Sunday as she was attending the funeral of her...

CHP’s İnce files lawsuit seeking TL 100,000 in damages from Erdoğan

Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) presidential candidate Muharrem İnce has filed a lawsuit against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seeking TL100.000 in non-pecuniary damages due to...

Erdoğan brags about Der Spiegel cover misrepresented by pro-gov’t daily

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has voiced satisfaction with making it to the current cover of German magazine Der Spiegel, which according to a...

492 detained in one week over alleged Gülen links

A total of 492 people have been detained in the past week due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the Turkish Interior...

Report: Zarrab not yet revealed ‘most important name’ in sanctions-busting scheme

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Erdal Aksünger has stated that Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab, who has been held in a New...

Erdoğan can’t survive an economic crisis, İnce says

Republican People’s Party’s presidential candidate Muharrem İnce said on Sunday that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could not survive an economic crisis because he is...

Council of State member criticizes opposition candidate İnce for headscarf stance

Aysel Demirel, a member of Turkey’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, has criticized Muharrem İnce, presidential candidate of the main opposition Republican...

Police brutality targeting high school students sparks protests in İstanbul

Residents of İstanbul’s Kadıköy district gathered in protest outside a police station late Friday night after law enforcement officers beat and detained students demonstrating...

Ankara says S-400s from Russia will not target NATO systems

Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli has said he assured US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis that an S-400 missile defense system Turkey purchased from...

Minister: Turkey can take control of Qandil whenever it wants

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Saturday said the Turkish military is in a position to take control of the Qandil Mountains, the stronghold...

Ankara court gives 4 aggravated life sentences to Gülen movement’s ‘brain team’

The Ankara 4th High Criminal Court has handed down aggravated life sentences to four defendants convicted of attempting to violate the constitutional order. The case...

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