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Erdoğan meets with Barzani as Kurdish flag hoisted for first time in Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met on Sunday with Iraq Kurdistan Regional Government (IKRG) President Massoud Barzani in İstanbul as the Kurdish flag was flown...

[UPDATE] ISIL’s alleged Turkey leader calls cancellation of his speech a threat

After the Ankara Governor's Office canceled a speech on Sunday by Halis Bayuncuk, also known as Abu Hanzala, the alleged Islamic State in Iraq and...

Turkish FM calls Greek minister ‘spoiled child’ over Kardak dispute

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Sunday called Greek Minister of Defense Panos Kammenos a spoiled child in an ongoing debate between the two...

Kılıçdaroğlu says civilian coup took place with declaration of state of emergency

Chairman of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on Sunday that a civilian coup took place in Turkey on July...

Veteran Kurdish politician says Erdoğan ended peace process

Ahmet Türk, a veteran Kurdish politician who was recently released from prison due to health problems, said it was President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who...

Erdoğan’s chief advisor calls Hürriyet headline a threat

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s chief advisor, Yiğit Bulut, has targeted the Hürriyet daily and the Doğan media group for a story that reported on...

Pro-gov’t hitman calls for arrest of Hürriyet owner, journalist due to report on army

Cem Küçük, a staunchly pro-government journalist known for his social media attacks on government critics, has called on prosecutors to take legal action against...

Academic who signed peace declaration commits suicide after dismissal from university

Mehmet Fatih Traş, a research assistant at Çukurova University in the southern Turkish province of Adana, committed suicide on Friday evening in his home...

AKP kicks off  April 16 referendum campaign in Ankara

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has launched its official campaign in Ankara for a public referendum to be held on April...

General staff responds to criticisms about closeness to government

Turkey's General Staff has responded to widespread claims suggesting that it is too close to the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government and is...

Interior minister defends torture in prison, says Kurdish man was linked to terrorist activities

Turkey’s Interior Minister’s Süleyman Soylu has defended the treatment of Abdi Aykut, a Kurdish man who was alleged to have been tortured while in...

İHD report says several families cannot reach their children in blockaded Koruköy

A report by Turkey's Human Rights Association (İHD) shows that several families cannot reach their children in the village of Koruköy in southeastern Mardin...

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