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Iranian-Kurdish writer Jiyar Cihanferd jailed in Mardin over terror links

A Mardin court on Sunday ruled for the arrest of Iranian-Kurdish writer Jiyar Cihanferd and his friend Hassan Balada on charges of “membership in...

15 police officers detained in Sakarya over coup links

A total of 15 police officers were detained in Sakarya province on Sunday over alleged links to the Gülen movement, the Habertürk daily has...

[VIDEO] Aide reveals Erdoğan ordered removal of French statues during Africa visit

Yiğit Bulut, a close aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has revealed that the president asked for the removal of historical French statues during...

Erdoğan to hold rallies in 40 provinces to seek support for executive presidency

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will hold rallies across 40 provinces to seek public support for government plans to introduce an executive presidency, which will...

Turkish army chief visits Kardak islets amid strained relations with Greece

Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar on Sunday paid a surprise visit to the disputed Aegean islets of Kardak at a time...

Turkish military says 1 soldier killed in ISIL attack in Syria’s al-Bab

One Turkish soldier was killed and two others were injured in a mortar attack perpetrated by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)...

Judges, prosecutors to get salary increase through gov’t decree

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, which has carried out a massive purge in the Turkish judiciary in the aftermath of a failed...

[UPDATE] HDP deputy Bilgen released on judicial probation  

Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy and the party's spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen, who was detained at Ankara Esenboğa Airport on Sunday morning, was released...

18 provincial bar association presidents say ‘no’ to constitutional package

The heads of bar associations from 18 provinces including İstanbul, İzmir and Ankara strongly criticized a constitutional amendment package that aims to expand the...

HDP deputy Altan Tan released in Diyarbakır

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Altan Tan, who was detained in Diyarbakır, released by a Diyarbakır court on Saturday. The prominent Kurdish politician announced his...

Former minister Bağış: Journalist in leaked conversation could have Gülen links

Turkey’s former minister of European Affairs, Egemen Bağış, claimed that the other party of a phone conversation in which Bağış mocked the Quran, journalist Metehan...

Reina gunman received order from ISIL head in Syria over Telegram

Abdulkadir Masharipov, the prime suspect in a Jan. 1 massacre at the Reina nightclub in İstanbul who is currently under interrogation, has said he...

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