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Erdoğan condemns attack on Neve Shalom Synagogue in İstanbul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday slammed an ultranationalist attack on Neve Shalom Synagogue in İstanbul in protest of Israeli restrictions on Palestinians...

40 percent of top military commanders purged in post-coup period, report says

One hundred thirty generals and admirals in the Turkish military were either dismissed or suspended as part of a widespread purge following a failed...

[VIDEO] Police break man’s arm while detaining 47 protesters in Ankara

Turkish police on Sunday detained 47 people including 22 women in Ankara protesting the arrest of Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, two dismissed educators...

[VIDEO] Governor takes office in religious ceremony in Sakarya

Amid debates that Turkish state institutions have been taken under control of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's political Islamist ideology, a new governor of Sakarya...

Woman whose hair ripped out by Turkish police arrested

Bergül Varan, a memner of lesftist band Grup Yorum and whose hair was ripped out from her scalp by Turkish police on June 7,...

[VIDEO] Pro-Erdoğan cleric launches prayer sessions for Gülen’s death

Ahmet Mahmut Ünlü, popularly known as “Cübbeli Ahmet Hoca” (Robed Ahmet Hoca), a staunch supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the ruling Justice...

[ VIDEO] Regional court’s switchboard answers with Erdoğan’s propaganda music

A regional court in Turkey welcomes callers to its switchboard with music used by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during election campaigns, the Sözcü daily...

Jewish foundation says another synagogue attacked in İstanbul

The Turkish Chief Rabbinate Foundation has said that the Balat Ahrida synagogue in İstanbul was attacked on Saturday, following a similar incident two days...

Two previously released human rights defenders detained again

Two of four human rights defenders who were previously detained and released earlier this week in İstanbul were detained again on Saturday, according to reports in...

AKP deputy: Useless to teach math to a child who knows nothing about jihad

As part of a debate following the introduction of the concept of jihad, or holy war, in the new national school curriculum, a deputy...

2 detained, 1 arrested for wearing ‘hero’ T-shirts in Turkey

Two factory workers in Sakarya province were detained and a hotel worker in Antalya was arrested after co-workers reported them to the police for...

2,981 killed in two years since truce collapse between Turkey, PKK

A total of 2,981 people were killed in two years during clashes between Turkish forces and outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists since the...

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