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For first time in 3 years motion in Turkish parliament passes despite AKP opposition

A motion to investigate problems encountered by people who are unable to retire due to the age limit of retirement despite having fulfilled other...

Regional court approves sentences of 25 journalists convicted of Gülen links

The Ä°stanbul Regional Court of Appeals 2nd Panel Chamber on Wednesday approved sentences totaling 160 years in prison for 25 journalists who were convicted...

Watchdog fines Turkish TV stations $41 million over past decade

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÃœK), a TV and radio regulatory watchdog, announced on Wednesday that in the last decade -- from Jan....

ErdoÄŸan lambastes Council of State over student oath decision he dislikes

President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan lambasted the Council of State, which recently issued a decision reinstating the daily recitation of a student oath in Turkish...

Swedish citizen detained in Turkey over alleged PKK links

Turkey has detained a Swedish citizen over suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, AFP reported. The...

European rights court demands Turkey’s statement on cost of presidential palace

An application made by the Turkish Union of Engineers and Architects’ Chambers (TMMOB) Ankara office to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with...

Scholars at Risk report reveals how attacks by authorities have crippled Turkey’s higher education

A report by a New York-based initiative for academic freedom, Scholars at Risk (SAR), shows how deliberate attacks by Turkish authorities on university communities...

Turkish police detain 79 followers of jailed anti-government Islamist leader

Turkish police detained 79 followers of jailed anti-government Islamist leader Alpaslan Kuytul as they got off a ferry in Ä°stanbul, according to a report...

Failed presidential candidate ready to run for mayor of Ä°stanbul: columnist

Muharrem İnce, the People’s Republican Party’s (CHP) candidate in the presidential election of June 24 who lost to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, told columnist...

Detention warrants issued for 70 people over alleged Gülen links

The Ankara and Ä°zmir chief public prosecutor's offices on Tuesday issued detention warrants for a total of 70 people as part of a post-coup...

CHP leader claims ErdoÄŸan bargained with Saudis for financial support

Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Tuesday criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over his handling of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal...

Erdoğan and Bahçeli will not form alliance for local elections

Turkish President and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chairman Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan and his former election ally, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet...

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