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Court denies objection to Turkish-German journalist’s pre-trial detention

A Turkish court on Wednesday denied an objection to the continued imprisonment of Deniz Yücel, the Turkey correspondent for German daily Die Welt who...

İstanbul Municipality ends twin city agreement with Rotterdam upon Erdoğan’s order

The city council of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality has terminated a twin city protocol with the Dutch city of Rotterdam following a call from...

Juncker says Erdoğan’s Nazi remarks drive Turkey further away from EU

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his comparison of Germany and the Netherlands to the Nazis, saying that...

Body of man wanted for Gülen links found in Maritsa River

The body of Murat Zümre, a computer engineer at the 15th Missile Base Command in İstanbul who was dismissed from his post due to...

İHD deputy chairman detained on terror charges

Human Rights Association (İHD) Deputy Chairman Raci Bilici has been detained on terror charges in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır. Bilici, who is also the...

19 lawyers detained in Kahramanmaraş over alleged Gülen links

The Kahramanmaraş Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 24 lawyers in the province due to their alleged links to the...

Turkish unemployment rises to 12.7 percent, highest since 2010

Turkey's unemployment rate hit its highest in almost seven years in the November-January period, rising to 12.7 percent from 10.8 percent a year earlier,...

[VIDEO] Erdoğan calls Dutch police officers who escorted minister to border ‘gorillas’

Continuing his reactions to the Netherlands’ expulsion from the country of Turkish Minister of Family and Social Policy Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya on Saturday...

Former deputy PM says Arınç, Gül silent on referendum for fear of AKP gov’t targeting

Ertuğrul Yalçınbayır, previously a ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy and deputy prime minister, said on Tuesday that former Minister Bülent Arınç and...

Deputy PM: Ambassador won’t be recalled but economic sanctions might be considered

Amid growing frustration over the cancellation of Turkish political rallies in the Netherlands, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said on Tuesday that the Turkish...

Turkish FM: We’ll take steps in refugee deal if visa liberalization not realized

Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Tuesday that the government could take steps against a readmission agreement, or refugee deal, between...

[VIDEO] CHP members attacked by AKP officials while campaigning for referendum

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) officials from İstanbul's Esenler district and workers from the AKP-run Esenler Municipality attacked members of the main opposition...

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