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Turkey detains 505 people over Gülen links in past week

Turkish police detained 505 people between Oct. 29 and Nov. 5 as part of its post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the Gülen movement, according...

Turkish inflation hits 25.2 percent in October, highest in 15 years

Annual inflation in Turkey surged to 25.2 percent in October, hitting its highest in 15 years and underscoring the impact on the wider economy...

Turkish court rules to keep journalist Baransu in prison

A Turkish court on Friday ruled for the continuation of the imprisonment of journalist Mehmet Baransu, a former correspondent for the now-defunct Taraf newspaper,...

43 former TRT journalists face up to 15 years in jail on terrorism charges

A public prosecutor has demanded a jail sentence of up to 15 years for 43 journalists formerly employed by the state-run Turkish Radio and...

CHP deputy claims Turkey will sign IMF deal after local elections in March

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Mehmet Bekaroğlu on Thursday said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government would sign a deal with International...

Turkish court rules to continue pretrial detention of journalist Öztürk

A Turkish court ruled for the continuation of the pretrial detention of Ece Sevim Öztürk, an investigative journalist who has been behind bars since...

[OPINION] Turkey’s diaspora agency is building Erdoğan’s proxies abroad

Abdullah Bozkurt The recent appointment to the leadership of Turkey’s diaspora agency confirms the long-held view that the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is...

Police seize antique Torah valued at $2.5 million in Turkey’s west

Turkish police have seized an antique gilded Torah that is reportedly worth $2.5 million in the western province of Bursa, Sputnik Turkish service reported...

‘Dying of hypothermia is a kind of martyrdom, too’: Turkey’s Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday said the death of two soldiers due to hypothermia in southeastern Tunceli province last week was “a...

Another Turkish journalist indicted over Gülen links

An İstanbul court on Tuesday accepted an indictment demanding seven-and-a-half to 15 years in prison for journalist Alparslan Akkuş, who had worked for the...

Saudi chief prosecutor arrives in Turkey to investigate Khashoggi murder

Saudi public prosecutor Saud Al Mojeb arrived in Turkey overnight, days after he contradicted weeks of Saudi statements by saying that Saudi journalist Jamal...

2 Turkish soldiers die of hypothermia in southeastern Tunceli province

Two Turkish soldiers late on Friday died from hypothermia in poor weather conditions in southeastern Tunceli province, BBC Turkish service reported, sparking a debate...

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