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2 soldiers, 2 village guards killed in PKK attacks in Turkey’s Southeast

Two members of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) and two village guards were killed in separate attacks by militants of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’...

Court arrests 29 academics and university staff in İzmir over links to Gülen

As part of an ongoing witch-hunt against the faith-based Gülen movement, an İzmir court on Tuesday ruled to arrest 29 academics and staff members...

Three rockets fired from Syria hit Kilis, no casualties

Turkey’s southeastern province of Kilis was hit by three rocket projectiles fired from Syria in the early hours of Tuesday that caused no casualties...

2016’s second YAŞ meeting starts at Çankaya Palace

Turkey’s Supreme Military Council (YAŞ) meeting, where promotions, retirements and dismissals in the Turkish Armed Forces are decided, has begun for the second time...

Another 95 police officers suspended in Turkey’s post-coup purge

A total of 95 police officers at the Istanbul Police Department have been added to the list of those who were suspended as part...

24 teachers arrested over use of ‘suspected’ mobile app

Police in Turkey’s Central Anatolian province of Niğde on Sunday arrested 24 teachers who were found to be using ByLock, a smartphone messaging application, or what...

Turkish university dismisses 22 academics, 3 staff in coup probe

Turkey’s Afyon Kocatepe University (AKÜ) has laid off 25 of its personnel –22 of them academics–, bringing the total number of those purged so...

Turkey arrests two editors from pro-Kurdish daily Özgür Gündem

Two journalists from the pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem newspaper, which was closed temporarily by a court decision last week, were arrested on Monday over charges...

Turkish PM: Identity of Gaziantep suicide bomber still unknown

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has said authorities have yet to identify the suicide bomber in an attack that killed 54 people at a...

Turkey moves to withdraw license plates bearing Fethullah Gülen’s initials

As the crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement and Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen reaches new heights with every passing day, Turkish authorities have...

EP officials to pay first visit to Turkey since foiled coup

Officials from the European Parliament will on Tuesday pay their first visit to Turkey since the foiled coup attempt of July 15, according to...

Turkey cancels visiting hours for post-coup purge prisoners

As part of a massive purge following the failed July 15 coup in Turkey, the government has canceled without due process the visiting rights...

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