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1 dead, 12 injured in PKK bomb attack in Mardin

One died, 12 more -- including three soldiers -- were injured after a bomb attack was organized by terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in...

British academic in Turkey acquitted of ‘terrorism’ charges

Chris Stephenson, a British academic in Turkey’s Bilgi University, was acquitted of “making propaganda of a terrorist organization” by an İstanbul court on Thursday. Stephenson,...

1 soldier dead in clashes with PKK terrorists in Turkey’s SE

One soldier was dead in clashes with the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the Tatvan district of the southeastern Bitlis province on Thursday. The...

Main opposition lawmaker subpoenaed to court for testimony

Barış Yarkadaş, a lawmaker from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), was subpoenaed to a court for testimony on Thursday. Yarkadaş was subpoenaed by...

Report: Turkish intelligence makes list of high judicial members to be eliminated

A list of high judicial members to be eliminated with a recent bill drafted by the government to reassign a majority of judges in...

Arrest warrants target 41 officers including police chiefs in 22 provinces

An İstanbul-based operation was conducted in 22 provinces on Thursday, reportedly based on arrest warrants for 41 officers, including police chiefs, on charges of...

Top PKK leader threatens to attack trustees to be appointed to HDP mayor’s offices

Murat Karayılan, the leader of the Group of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK) –an umbrella organization, including the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)- said in...

Trustee appointed to another university as gov’t increases control in academia

A court in the central province of Kayseri appointed a trustee to the Burç Education, Culture and Health Foundation, which is the administrator of...

Missile attack hits İzmir police station, no casualties reported

A group of individuals launched three missiles from a hilltop to the Bayındır Police Department, which is partly used for police housing, in the...

Curfew imposed on 39 villages in southeast as anti-PKK ops continue

The Turkish government has imposed curfew on 39 villages in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır taking effect from 3:00 a.m. on Thursday, while military...

Man receives suspended sentence for likening Erdoğan to Gollum of Lord of the Rings on Facebook

A man in the southwestern province of Antalya was handed down 15 months of imprisonment and deprived of his custody rights for “insulting President...

6 detained as part of Antalya-based operation targeting Gülen movement

Six people were detained as part of government-initiated and Antalya-based operation targeting Gülen movement, a grassroots initiative comprising people inspired by Turkish Islamic scholar...

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