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Defense minister says 22K sacked from Turkish military to date

The Turkish government has so far dismissed a total of 5,676 security personnel, including high-ranking generals, and 16,409 military students since a coup attempt...

[VIDEO] At least 29 killed, 166 injured in twin attacks in İstanbul

At least 29 were killed and 166 injured in twin blasts on Saturday night following a football match in İstanbul, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman...

AKP submits package to expand Erdoğan’s power

Pressed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Saturday submitted to Parliament a 21-article package of constitutional reform...

Leaked email shows Albayrak’s effort to ban critical media to impact election results

As the leaked emails of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son-in-law Berat Albayrak, who also happens to be Turkey’s energy minister, reveal his impact on...

Kılıçdaroğlu: We don’t know how many dollars Erdoğan and his kids have

In reaction to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s call for the nation to sell off foreign currency to prevent further depreciation of the Turkish lira,...

President Erdoğan: Turkey’s rise drives the West crazy

Amid growing criticism of Turkey from Western institutions over serious human rights violations, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed that the West is disturbed...

Last 2 owners of pro-Kurdish news agency detained

The two remaining owners of the now-closed-down pro-Kurdish news agency JİNHA were detained on Saturday in Diyarbakır. The two women, Kader Gözüoğlu and Aycan Çakır,...

Detention warrants issued for 55 more in İstanbul over Gülen links

Detention warrants were issued on Saturday for 55 people in İstanbul, with police searching 57 homes, part of a wave of detentions in Turkey’s ongoing...

Italian judge refuses to drop money-laundering investigation into Erdoğan’s son

A Bologna judge has denied a request from prosecutors to terminate a money laundering investigation into Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son Bilal, with...

Journalism organizations stopped on way to Silivri Prison for solidarity event

Representatives from nine international and Turkish journalism organizations, including PEN International and Reporters Without Borders, were stopped on Saturday before arriving at Silivri Prison,...

Protestant pastor arrested in Turkey over links to Gülen movement

A court in İzmir on Friday ruled for the arrest of American pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, a 20-year resident of Turkey, on charges of...

Families outraged as Turkish court dismisses Mavi Marmara case against Israel

The families of victims of the Mavi Marmara aid flotilla were outraged after İstanbul's 7th High Criminal Court on Friday dismissed a case against...

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