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Police detain 23 as part of ongoing gov’t crackdown in Turkey

Twenty-three people, including soldiers, teachers and police officers, were detained as part of government-initiated operation targeting the Gülen movement, a grassroots initiative comprising of...

2 more detained in gov’t-led operation targeting Gülen movement

The number of people detained in nine provinces as part of an operation launched by a Manisa prosecutor in what is considered to be...

Turkish daily to file complaint against PM for censorship over report on ISIS

Lawyers of Yeni Hayat, one of the few remaining independent dailies in Turkey, are to file a complaint against Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and...

Turkish president’s wife Emine Erdoğan reportedly spends TL 147,000 in Warsaw

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s wife Emine Erdoğan reportedly spent TL 147,000 in Warsaw, while the president was participating in a NATO summit in...

Opposition leader Bahçeli to testify in Ankara Courthouse

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), was reportedly summoned to court to testify for the summary of proceedings filed against...

Turkish PM Yıldırım says parents go to ER to look for girls to marry sons

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said that parents in Turkey recently started to go to the ER not only to receive treatment, but also...

ISIS executioner released pending trial, gets reduced sentence due to “good conduct,” report says

Ahmet Güneş, a suspect detained in 2014 in the southeastern Turkish province of Gaziantep for being a member of the terrorist Islamic State of...

Police detain 19 in 9 provinces as part of ongoing gov’t crackdown

Police detained 19 people, including teachers and policemen, in nine provinces on early Tuesday morning as part of an operation launched by a Manisa...

Lawyers sue government to drop TL90 toll rate on newly opened bridge as drivers avoid it

Two lawyers from İstanbul and Gaziantep have filed a lawsuit against the General Directorate of Highways requesting that the TL90 toll rate on the...

Gunmen fire on police car in possible PKK attack injuring officer, 2 injured in mine blast

A group of gunmen, considered to be members of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), opened fire on a police car patrolling in the...

Judges of supreme courts call for action against government’s redesign of top judiciary

A group of senior judges and prosecutors, who serve at the Supreme Court of Appeals and the Council of State, delivered a press statement...

Turkish Airlines sacks 268 employees over social media posts, website claims

The Turkish Airlines (THY) fired a total of 268 employees due to “unproductivity” after warning most of them regarding social media posts from their...

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