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Opposition says 37,922 died over human rights violations since 2002 in Turkey

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has said that a total of 37,922 people have lost their lives due to...

1 soldier dead, 2 injured in terrorist PKK attack in Turkey’s SE

One soldier was dead and two more were injured due to terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) attack in Elmalı Tepe base area of the...

Erdoğan says referendum might be held on Turkey’s negotiations with EU

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that Turkey might hold a referendum on whether to end or continue  negotiations with European Union (EU). Erdoğan commented...

Court blocks access to 10 Gazeteport news reports on Bilal Erdoğan

An İstanbul court has blocked access to 10 articles, which are about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son Bilal, of an online news portal called...

Prosecutor seeks up to 14-year sentence for Özgür Gündem editors-in-chief on duty

An İstanbul prosecutor requested prison sentences between 2 to 14 years for journalists, academics and activists who participated a campaign in solidarity with the...

National Police Department does not specifically mention ISIS in its top agenda

The Turkish National Police Department did not specifically mention the name of terrorist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on its top agenda...

Deputy MHP leader resigns from post following dissident-led congress

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Parliamentary Group Deputy Chairman Oktay Vural resigned on Wednesday from his post, which is widely seen as a major blow...

12 arrested amid applause after testimony without lawyers

A total of 12 philanthropists were arrested in the province of Tekirdağ amid applause from supporters, as part of the ongoing government crackdown on...

2 pro-Kurdish HDP lawmakers subpoenaed to court for testimony

Two lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Ahmet Yıldırım and Burcu Çelik Özkan, were subpoenaed to a court, HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş...

Guest defends ISIS and al-Qaeda on Turkey’s pro-gov’t TV channel

A participant named Hasan Açıkalın on a political TV show aired by Kanal A, which is known for its pro-government stance, defended the terrorist...

Deputy PM Kurtulmuş equates Islamophobia with opposing Erdoğan

Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has said that Islamophobia is opposing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a statement on Tuesday. Speaking to state-run broadcaster NTV,...

Trustees appointed to founder association of Canik Başarı University

Trustees were appointed to take over the management of one of the foundations that established the Canik Başarı University, in what is the latest...

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