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Turkish military says 99 PKK terrorists killed in two weeks

The Turkish military said on Saturday that its security forces have killed 99 militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), including a high-ranking...

Kılıçdaroğlu says US indictment of former minister tip of iceberg

After an arrest warrant was ordered in the US for a disgraced former Turkish minister, the head of the main opposition party in Turkey...

Prosecutor opposes release of Kurdish deputy from prison

The office of the chief public prosecutor in Turkey’s southeastern Diyarbakır province late on Friday opposed the release of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)...

Sudan arrests Gülen-linked businessman at Turkey’s request

Sudanese police on Wednesday detained Turkish businessman Memduh Çıkmaz at Turkey's request as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement. According to the...

Arrest warrants ordered for former Turkish minister, state-run bank manager, 2 others

According to a note on an indictment filed on Wednesday, arrest warrants have been ordered from the US District Court for the Southern District...

HDP spokesperson Bilgen released on judicial probation

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Kars deputy and party spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen, who was arrested on terror charges in January, has been released on...

Investigation launched into CHP deputy soon after Erdoğan’s criticism

An investigation was launched into main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu immediately after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticized the deputy...

Turkish forces kill 4 PKK militants in Şırnak

Turkish forces killed four Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants during an operation to neutralize five terrorists who were located near the Tigris River in...

Gülen relative sentenced to 6 years, 3 months in prison

An Erzurum court on Thursday sentenced a relative of US-based Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, identified only as O.G., to six years, three months...

Writer Aslı Erdoğan given back her passport

Turkish writer Aslı Erdoğan, who was released from prison on Dec. 29, 2016 after 132 days in jail due to links to the pro-Kurdish...

30 more people detained in Manisa for ByLock use

Manisa police detained 30 people in operations on Thursday as part of an investigation into users of ByLock, a smart phone application that Turkish...

Top court rejects HDP deputies’ petition over loss of parliamentary status

Turkey's Constitutional Court (AYM) on Thursday denied applications by pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Van deputy Tuğba Hezer Öztürk and Şırnak deputy Faysal Sarıyıldız...

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