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New system of governance in effect in Turkey as Erdoğan takes presidential oath

A system in which the president enjoys sweeping powers came into force in Turkey on Monday after Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took the presidential oath...

[UPDATE] DİHA journalist Oruç released today, detained again

Şerife Oruç, a journalist for the now-closed Dicle News Agency (DİHA), was detained on Monday again after the Batman 2nd High Criminal Court ruled...

UN report details human rights abuses in areas under Turkish military control

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in a monthly report for June details large-scale human rights abuses in areas under...

Turkey establishes Nuclear Regulation Board with government decree

Turkey in a government decree issued on Monday established a body known as the Nuclear Regulation Board (NDK), the CNN Türk website reported. According to...

US NATO envoy: Russia trying to ‘flip’ Turkey to destabilize alliance

US Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison said on Sunday that Russia appeared to be trying to “flip” Turkey, a key member of the...

Bulgarian president only EU head of state to attend Erdoğan inauguration

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev will be the only president of a European Union country to attend the inauguration on Monday of Turkish President Recep...

885 people detained in past week over Gülen links

A total of 885 people have been detained in the past week as part of a crackdown targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement,...

[UPDATE] Death toll in train derailment in northwestern Turkey rises to 24

At least 24 people were killed and 124 others injured when a passenger train derailed in Turkey’s northwestern Tekirdag province on Sunday, the state-run...

If I were him I would quit German national team, Mesut Özil’s father says

Famous footballer Mesut Özil’s father, Mustafa Özil, has said he would retire from international ball with Germany if he were in his son's shoes,...

Akşener shows deputies who paid homage to Bahçeli the door

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener has ousted party’s deputies who made a public show of respect to Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet...

Israel to indict Turkish national on terror charges after month of detention

Israeli prosecutors on Sunday were prepared to charge a Turkish national with aiding the Palestinian group Hamas, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported, citing...

‘Last’ government decree sacks 18,632 civil servants, closes 3 newspapers

The Turkish government on Sunday issued a decree-law firing 18,632 civil servants due to their alleged ties to “terrorist groups” and closing 12 associations,...

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