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18 previously released military staff arrested in Konya on prosecutor’s objection

Eighteen soldiers who were previously detained and subsequently released in an operation on an air force base in Konya were arrested on Saturday upon the...

16 ISIS, 6 PKK suspects detained on Republic Day

In the early hours of Saturday, Republic Day, Turkish police raided 35 locations in Ankara and detained six Islamic State in Iraq and the...

Turkey celebrates 93rd year of republic amid concerns of one-man rule

The Republic of Turkey on Saturday celebrated its birthday and foundation by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on Oct. 29, 1923 amid increasing fears of one-man...

Pro-Kurdish HDP Co-chair Demirtaş: We are not political wing of PKK

Selahattin Demirtaş, co-chairman of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), said on Friday that his party does not represent the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in...

Armed attack by PKK terrorists in Şırnak wounds pregnant woman

A pregnant woman sustained serious injuries when terrorists from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attacked a checkpoint in Turkey’s southeastern Şırnak province on Friday. The...

Interior minister says Turkey captured high-ranking PKK figure

Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu said on Friday that Turkey had captured a high-ranking Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) figure who said the PKK was...

Minister: BBC report on Syrian child labor in Turkey is ill-intentioned

The Turkish minister of labor said on Friday that a BBC news story on Syrian child labor in Turkey is ill-intentioned since it emphasized...

Members of coup commission to request testimony of jailed columnists

Some members of a parliamentary commission established to investigate a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15 have suggested hearing the testimony of imprisoned...

[UPDATE] Another baklava maker arrested on coup charges

Serdar Seyidoğlu, the general manager of the Seyidoğlu Baklava chain, who was detained over his alleged links to the Gülen movement on Oct.1, was...

[UPDATE] Released man who attacked nurse is detained again

After a high criminal court in İstanbul issued an arrest warrant on Friday for a man who was released by another court earlier this...

CHP leader accuses AKP gov’t of laying groundwork for coup attempt

Leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has accused the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government of laying the groundwork...

Municipal workers halt work in Diyarbakır to protest detention of co-mayors

In protest of the detention of the co-mayors of the Diyarbakır Municipality on Tuesday, municipal workers have been refusing to work, paralyzing daily life...

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