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Gov’t suspends 9,000 more police officers in anti-Gülen witch-hunt

As part of witch-hunt launched against the Gülen movement following a failed coup on July 15, the Turkish government has suspended 9,103 police officers,...

Main opposition deputy claims ruling AKP recruited 800 pro-party lawyers as judges

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Barış Yarkadaş said on Wednesday that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government had recruited...

CHP taking referendum results to ECtHR for cancellation

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will apply to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) demanding cancellation of the results of a...

Turkish military says YPG attacked 2 military outposts at Syrian border

The People’s Protection Units (YPG) has carried out a mortar attack targeting two Turkish military outposts in the southern province of Hatay at the...

Police search abducted man’s house in Ankara

Police teams searched the house of Turgut Çapan, a former employee of Turgut Özal University who mysteriously went missing in Turkey's capital of Ankara...

Erdoğan says Zarrab is his citizen, Turkey has to stand behind him

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said a Turkish-Iranian businessman, Reza Zarrab, who was arrested in the US in 2016 for violating sanctions against...

[UPDATE] Detention warrants issued for 4,900 in police force in massive anti-Gülen operation

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for a total of 4,900 people in the police force due to their alleged links to the faith-based...

Judges who attempted to release Samanyolu TV CEO sentenced to 10 years in jail

Judges Metin Özçelik and Mustafa Başer who in April 2015 unsuccessfully ruled to release Hidayet Karaca, the head of the now-closed opposition broadcaster Samanyolu...

Teacher under investigation after student mentions ‘interfaith dialogue’

An administrative investigation has been launched into the Turkish-language teacher of a student who mentioned “interfaith dialogue” during a speech as part of Turkey’s...

Erdoğan: We do not recognize PACE decision

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday reacted against the decision of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to reopen political...

US ‘deeply concerned’ about Turkish airstrikes in Syria, Iraq

Acting US State Department spokesperson Mark Toner has criticized Turkey for attacking Kurdish militants in Syria and Iraq early on Tuesday and not coordinating...

US: Zarrab charged with ‘serious national security offense’ despite lawyers’ attempt to minimize

US Assistant District Attorney Michael Dennis Lockard said in pretrial proceedings on Monday that Turkish-Iranian national Reza Zarrab is charged with a “serious national...

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