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Secular group files complaint against Turkey’s top imam for targeting New Year’s celebrations

A group of civil society representatives organized under the name the Union for the Call to Secularism on Monday filed a criminal complaint against...

8 detained in Turkey after ISIL claims İstanbul nightclub attack

Hours after the terrorist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for an attack that killed at least 39 people and...

41,326 arrested in Turkey over Gülen links since coup attempt

The Ministry of Justice has announced that since a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, a total of 41,326 people have been arrested...

Member detained after ministry targets critical youth organization in tweet

A member of leftist youth organization Halkevleri (People's Houses) was detained on Monday after the critical Kemalist group was targeted in a tweet from...

Pro-government media continue to blame US for İstanbul terror attack

After the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility on Monday for a massacre in a popular İstanbul nightclub on New...

The New York Times shielding identities of local reporters in Turkey

Amid ever increasing pressure on both local and foreign journalists in Turkey, The New York Times has begun to shield the identities of local...

ISIL claims responsibility for İstanbul nightclub attack

In a statement released on Monday the terrorist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for an attack that killed at...

[VIDEO] Following public outrage Interior Ministry deletes tweet targeting youths who criticize gov’t

The Turkish Interior Ministry has deleted a tweet posted on its official account on Monday that sparked outrage on Twitter as it directed its...

Turkish ref risks discipline after posting message against nightclub attack victims

Süleyman Belli, a Turkish football referee from Kütahya province, was referred to the Turkish Football Federation’s (TFF) disciplinary committee after sharing a post on...

[VIDEO] Gülen extends condolences for victims of İstanbul nightclub attack

US-based Turkish scholar Fethullah Gülen conveyed a message of condolence for the victims of a terrorist attack at an İstanbul nightclub and condemned...

Turkey’s top judicial body rejects 233 judges’ bid for immediate reinstatement

The Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) on Friday rejected applications for reinstatement to their former positions from 233 judges and prosecutors who...

[UPDATE]: Photos of alleged nightclub assailant removed from news site

Photos alleged to be of the assailant who killed 39 and injured more than 60 in an attack on the Reina nightclub on Sunday...

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