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2,308 journalists lose job amid post-coup attempt crackdown

At least 2,308 journalists have lost their jobs after the government shut down more than a hundred of media outlets since the July 15...

Gülen says paying price for not supporting Erdoğan’s desire for presidential system

  In an interview with Politico magazine, Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen, who is accused of masterminding Turkey’s foiled coup among other things, said President Recep...

Slain soldier’s father, uncle among 4 people arrested over Gülen links

The father and uncle of a soldier who was killed during clashes with the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Turkey’s Southeast last year...

Kılıçdaroğlu says Turkey rapidly turning into totalitarian regime

Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said Turkey has been moving away from democracy and is turning into a totalitarian regime as he...

Katyusha rocket fired from Syria hits Kilis, no casualties

Turkey’s southeastern province of Kilis was hit by a Katyusha rocket fired from Syria in the early hours of Friday, with no casualties or...

Diyarbakır Governor’s Office imposes curfew on 13 neighborhoods

The Diyarbakır Governor’s Office has imposed a curfew on 13 neighborhoods in the Lice, Hani and Kocaköy districts, a statement from the governor’s office...

Turkey arrests Gülen’s dentist in Ankara

A Turkish dentist who reportedly provided dental treatment to Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen several times, was arrested in Ankara on Thursday, the Habertürk daily...

AKP gov’t to extend emergency rule for another 3 months

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government is expected to extend emergency rule for another three months, the Cumhuriyet daily reported on Thursday. Five days...

New video shows hero’s welcome at police station for Hrant Dink’s murderer – VIDEO

Nine-and-a-half years after the assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist and editor-in-chief of the Agos weekly Hrant Dink, a pro-government TV channel released footage that was...

Police detain 3 more relatives of Turkey’s prime coup attempt suspect

Three sisters of the wife of Adil Öksüz, one of the main suspects wanted for his alleged role in an attempted coup in Turkey...

Turkey jails another 25 academics, university staff in post-coup crackdown

A total of 25 people including faculty members and personnel at Malatya’s İnönü University were arrested over coup charges, bringing up the already high-number...

MHP expels dissident Akşener from party

The disciplinary board of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) on Thursday decided to expel dissident member and former MHP leadership candidate Meral Akşener from...

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