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11 teachers detained in Mersin over alleged Gülen links

Eleven people who worked as teachers in schools and associations closed down by government decree and who had social security records in companies with...

Turkey says 3-member military delegation sent to Qatar for base preparations

A delegation consisting of three members of the Turkish military was dispatched to Qatar on Tuesday to make preparations for troop deployment to the...

Kurdish workers attacked in Ankara province by nationalist mob

Eight construction workers from Bingöl, a Kurdish majority city, were reportedly attacked by what appeared to be a nationalist mob late on Monday at...

Woman who just gave birth faces detention over Gülen links  

Elif Coşkun, who just gave birth on Monday night in Turkey's western province of İzmir, will reportedly be taken into custody at the hospital...

Homophobic mob attacks annual Mersin Pride Parade: report

A group of homophobic people allegedly from a nationalist youth movement called Köklü Değişim on Sunday attacked scores of people attending the Mersin...

Ankara mayor claims earthquake in İzmir was artificial

Following an earthquake in the Aegean Sea late on Monday afternoon, Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Melih Gökçek said it was an artificial quake, implying...

ECtHR rejects suspended Turkish teacher’s petition for failing to exhaust domestic remedies

An application filed by Gökhan Köksal, a Turkish primary school teacher who was removed from his post in the aftermath of a failed coup...

Man who killed 5 relatives claims they were American spies

Atılgan Kömür (29), who early Monday morning killed five of his relatives in the Central Anatolian province of Konya, has said they deserved to...

18 ISIL suspects detained in simultaneous police raids in İstanbul

Eighteen suspects who allegedly have links with the terrorist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were arrested in simultaneous police operations in...

66,000 students forced to relocate after 15 Turkish universities shut down over Gülen links

The Turkish government has since last summer closed down 15 universities across the country over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, forcing...

[UPDATE] Man refused permission by prosecutor to attend daughter’s funeral

The father of a 21-year-old university student who died after jumping off a balcony due to depression over her father’s imprisonment has been denied...

10 sentenced to 11 months in jail for insulting Erdoğan

Ten people, including three members of the Turkish Communist Party (TKP), were sentenced to 11 months, 20 days in prison for allegedly insulting President...

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