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15 military officers using pay phones arrested over alleged Gülen links

Nine active-duty and six former military officers who were detained along with five others last week as part of an operation against alleged followers...

TurkStat: More than 13 million people in Turkey receive social aid

A total of 13,260,000 people in Turkey are dependent on social aid to survive, according to data released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat). In...

Turkey’s broadcasting regulator sanctions 2 TV networks targeted by Erdoğan

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), responsible for the regulation and control of the Turkish broadcasting sector, has imposed fines as well as...

German parliamentary report describes Turkey as an invader in Syria

A report drafted by the German Bundestag’s Scientific Services Department suggests that Turkey’s role in Syria qualifies as an occupying force, Deutsche Welle Turkish...

Turkey’s new minimum wage improves slightly, yet remains one of the lowest in Europe

Turkey’s Minister of Family, Labor and Social Security Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk has announced the official minimum monthly wage at TL 2,558 (€ 423) in...

Teachers association targets New Year’s festivities in harsh statement

A group that identifies itself as the Association of Conscientious Teachers (ÖĞ DER) in a statement on Monday criticized the promotion of Santa Claus...

Turkish court releases Austrian journalist Max Zirngast from pre-trial detention

An Ankara court on Monday released Austrian journalist Max Zirngast, who has been in pre-trial detention on terrorism charges, after accepting an indictment against...

Turkish court sentences 10 defendants to aggravated life over 2013 graft probe

A Turkish court has sentenced 10 people for their involvement in a December 2013 corruption investigation to aggravated life imprisonment on charges of attempting...

Former intelligence chief claims Gülen supporters buried $2 bln, visible from space

İsmail Hakkı Pekin, a former intelligence chief of the Turkish General Staff, claimed on a TV show over the weekend that supporters of the...

Governor bans events commemorating 1978 Maraş massacre

The governor of Turkey’s eastern province of Kahramanmaraş has announced a ban on any commemorative events for the victims of a massacre that took...

Turkey’s consumer confidence index declines to global financial crisis levels

According to the latest survey on consumer trends conducted by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat) and the Central Bank of Turkey, the consumer confidence...

Erdoğan seen as possible instigator of Trump’s Syria withdrawal decision

As the US administration and allies around the world struggle to understand the rationale for President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to pull all American...

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