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30 detained across 11 provinces over Gülen links

Thirty people across 11 provinces have been detained as part of an investigation conducted by the Bodrum Chief Public Prosecutor's Office targeting alleged followers...

Journalist Hasan Cemal’s trial over columns on Kurdish settlement process begins

The trial of renowned Turkish journalist Hasan Cemal over his columns in 2013 that dealt with a settlement process for Turkey's long-standing Kurdish problem...

Swiss say no obstacle to Çavuşoğlu’s visit

Despite calls from local authorities, the Swiss government stated on Thursday that there was no reason to ban a planned visit to Zurich by...

Çavuşoğlu talks on phone with Dutch FM amid tension

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu spoke to his Dutch counterpart, Bert Koenders, by phone on Thursday as a crisis over his upcoming visit to...

ECtHR to take up journalist Ilıcak’s case on priority basis

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to examine on a priority basis an application filed by jailed journalist Nazlı Ilıcak’s lawyer...

Supreme Court of Appeals cancels HDP Co-chair Yüksekdağ’s party membership

Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals on Thursday canceled the party membership of Figen Yüksekdağ, co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), who was...

Putchist general admits coup involvement, denies Gülen link

Brig. Gen. Gökhan Şahin Sönmezateş, who allegedly ordered a group of soldiers to a hotel in Muğla province where Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Serial killer says he carried out people’s will by ‘executing’ Gülen follower

Atalay Filiz, on trial for a series of murders in Turkey, said in his defense that one of his victims was a Gülen movement...

Turkish diplomatic passport holders seeking asylum in Switzerland

A Swiss daily reported that several Turkish citizens with diplomatic passports have been seeking political asylum in Switzerland following similar reports from other European...

[CORRECTION] [VIDEO] Çavuşoğlu calls question about arrest of tourists in Turkey ‘bullshit’

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu responded to a journalist in Germany who asked whether tourists visiting Turkey are jailed, saying that the question was “bullshit.” Targeting...

Turkey to extend state of emergency until July 20

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım announced on Thursday that a currently ongoing state of emergency will be extended for three more months and remain in...

Merkel calls for end to Turkey’s Nazi accusations

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged Turkey to end accusations of Nazism against her country amid tensions over the cancellation of political rallies...

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