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262 more dismissed, 1,828 reinstated with new gov’t decree

The Turkish government on Friday dismissed 262 staff members from various institutions with a new state of emergency decree, known as a KHK, the...

20 more detained in Bursa, Antalya over Gülen links

Twenty people were detained in Bursa and Antalya provinces on Friday as part of an investigation launched into the fait- based Gülen movement, Turkish...

HDP deputy sentenced to 8 years, 1 month in prison

A Diyarbakır court on Thursday sentenced pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Abdullah Zeydan to eight years, one month and 15 days in prison,...

25 teachers detained in Samsun over Gülen links

Twenty-five teachers were detained in Samsun province on Thursday over links to the faith-based Gülen movement, İHA reported. According to the report, two of the...

İYİ Party leader says party has over 20 pct support

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener on Wednesday claimed that her party has the support of 20.5 percent of the electorate, Cumhuriyet reported. "We have...

Erdoğan files criminal complaint against CHP leader alleging insult

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a criminal complaint against main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on the allegation that...

Turkish justice minister: Defending Erdoğan equates to defending Medina

Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül on Sunday said defending President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan against attacks is equal to defending Medina, Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II...

Erdoğan says Turkey may sue US over Atilla case

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey might sue the US over the case of Mehmet Hakan Atilla, an executive of Turkey’s Halkbank convicted...

Turkey’s MİT received 25,000 informer reports on Gülen movement in 2017

Amid an ongoing witch-hunt targeting the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported that 25,000 reports on the movement were sent to...

Report: Turkish FM reiterates need for ‘fresh start’ with Germany

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has called for a "fresh start" with Germany after relations between the NATO allies deteriorated in the wake of...

Pro-Kurdish HDP deputy sentenced to 16 years in prison

A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy İdris Baluken to 16 years and 8 months in prison, Habertürk reported. Baluken...

17 detained in first day of new year in witch hunt targeting Gülen movement

Seventeen people including judges, prosecutors and military officers were detained on the first day of the new year as part of an investigation into...

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