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Erdoğan demands response to ‘crusader’ EU on April 16

Describing the European Union as "the alliance of crusaders," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday called on people to respond to the EU...

PM Yıldırım says Gülen movement was behind arrest of Halkbank’s Atilla in US

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Saturday said the faith-based Gülen movement was responsible for the detention of Halkbank Deputy General Manager Mehmet Hakan Atilla...

SCF: Turkey locks up 228 journalists, a new world record

The number of journalists jailed in Turkey has reached 228, a new world record, as the massive crackdown on the free, independent and critical...

HDP’s referendum campaign billboards banned by court in Şanlıurfa

A court in Turkey's Şanlıurfa province has banned pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) billboards prepared to promote a "no" campaign for a referendum to...

75 civilians jailed over alleged coup involvement in Kayseri, Ankara, Manisa, Kahramanmaraş

At least 75 civilians have been sent by Turkish courts to jail in four major Turkish provinces over alleged links to the Gülen movement,...

21 journalists taken to police HQ in İstanbul

All 21 journalists who were arrested again early on Saturday, hours after being released pending trial on Friday, were taken to police headquarters after...

Ex-President Gül to forego Erdoğan’s referendum rally in hometown of Kayseri

Former President Abdullah Gül will not attend a referendum rally President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım will jointly hold in his...

AKP banner calling for ‘yes’ in referendum hung on facade of SP headquarters

A giant banner belonging to the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and calling for a "yes" vote in an upcoming referendum on a constitutional...

21 journalists’ re-arrest comes after outcry among pro-gov’t colleagues    

Many journalists who are either open or covert supporters of the Turkish government were outraged by a court decision on Friday for the release...

Re-arrest of journalists casts further shadow over independence of Turkish judiciary

The independence and impartiality of the Turkish judiciary has begun to be questioned once again after an İstanbul court decided to release 21 journalists...

[VIDEO] Investigation launched into Ülker after airing of disputed TV commercial

The İstanbul Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into Turkey’s largest food producer, Ülker, over a TV commercial that was perceived as a second...

[UPDATE] 21 journalists released by court arrested again without being freed

All 21 journalists who had been in pre-trial detention for eight months and were to be released pending trial on Friday were arrested again...

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