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20 officers arrested over Gülen links in Konya-based coup probe

Twenty military officers were arrested on Friday as part of a Konya-based investigation targeting alleged followers of the faith-based Gülen movement in the military,...

CHP official given suspended sentence for insulting Erdoğan

Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy provincial chairman of Batman province Hüseyin Yaşar has been handed down a suspended prison sentence of 11 months, 20...

Another post-coup victim abducted in broad daylight in Turkey

Murat Okumuş, a 40-year-old accountant who was a manager at the government-closed Şifa University Hospital in Izmir, has been abducted, marking the second forced...

Report: Turkey resumes illegal abductions, enforced disappearances

A new study has revealed that the Turkish government has resumed illegal abductions and enforced disappearances that were believed to be a thing of...

6 more academics detained in anti-Gülen operation

Six academics including a rector were detained at Namık Kemal University in Tekirdağ due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, which is...

Wife of slain captain refuses to shake hands with Turkish army chief

Sevim Üçöz, the widow of a captain who was killed in a terrorist attack in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, refused to shake hands with...

[UPDATE] Man who attacked woman in shorts arrested upon prosecutor’s demand

The 6th Penal Court of Peace on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Ercan Kızılateş, who attacked a woman for wearing shorts in public,...

[UPDATE] 23 Turkish troops, 5 armored vehicles arrive in Qatar amid Gulf crisis

As part of the Turkish response to a recent crisis between Qatar and Gulf states led by Saudi Arabia, Turkey has sent 23 more...

DW: German halls refuse to reserve space for Erdoğan speech

German halls have declined to reserve space for a speech by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who plans to address Turks in Germany following...

German parliament votes to pull out troops from Turkey’s İncirlik

The German Bundestag on Wednesday voted in favor of moving its Bundeswehr troops at Turkey’s İncirlik Airbase to Jordan. According to the vote, the Bundeswehr,...

CHP deputy files complaint against Deputy PM over remarks on MİT trucks

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Ankara deputy Murat Emir has filed a criminal complaint against Deputy Prime Minister Yıldırım Tuğrul Türkeş due to...

Amnesty calls on Tillerson to push for release of its Turkey chair

Amnesty International's (AI) board of directors has written a letter to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson asking him to call for the immediate...

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