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Return to Turkey or lose citizenship, gov’t tells Gülen followers

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) will revoke the citizenship of followers of the faith-based Gülen movement who sought refuge abroad due to a...

Turkish textile sector representative says BBC report on Syrian child workers a ‘conspiracy’

The head of the İstanbul Ready-Made Garment Exporters’ Association (İHKİB), Hikmet Tanrıverdi,has slammed a recent BBC “Panorama” report on Syrian refugee children working in...

Prosecutor’s office objects to release of man who attacked nurse in shorts

The İstanbul Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on Thursday objected to a ruling by an İstanbul court to release a man who was arrested...

29 officers including 2 colonels arrested in Konya over Gülen ties

Twenty-nine out of 47 military officers who were detained on Oct. 20 at the 3rd Main Jet Airbase in Konya as part of post-coup...

US urges respect for due process in Diyarbakır co-mayor detentions

US State Department Spokesperson John Kirby has called on Turkish authorities to respect due process in the detention on Tuesday of two co-mayors of...

23 teachers detained in Kahramanmaraş over Gülen links

Twenty-three teachers who were recently suspended from their posts due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement have been detained in the southern...

Detention warrants issued for 73 air force pilots in anti-Gülen operation based in Konya

Detention warrants have been issued for 73 air force pilots at the 3rd Main Jet Airbase in Konya as part of post-coup operations targeting...

Turkey arrests 4 for attending local protests against gov’t media crackdown in 2014

An Edirne judge on Tuesday ruled for the arrest of four people who attended local protests against the detention of journalists Ekrem Dumanlı and...

Internet shutdown in Turkey’s Southeast follows pro-Kurdish mayors’ detention

Internet services in Turkey's southeastern provinces were shut down for almost 12 hours following protests against the detention of two co-mayors from the pro-Kurdish...

YARSAV’s Murat Arslan arrested

Former head of the Judges and Prosecutors Association (YARSAV) Murat Arslan, who was detained in Ankara on Oct. 19 as part of an investigation...

Police officer commits suicide fearing to be targeted in anti-Gülen operations

A 44-year-old police officer has committed suicide with his service revolver in the western province of Bursa fearing to be targeted in an ongoing...

Police detain 25 people protesting detention of Diyarbakır co-mayors

Police teams have intervened in a crowd that gathered in front of the Diyarbakır municipal building to protest the detention of the city's co-mayors...

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