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Turkey refuses to renew German reporter’s accreditation over ‘insulting Erdoğan’

The Turkish government has refused to renew the press accreditation of German Stern magazine reporter Raphael Geiger due to alleged remarks insulting Turkish President...

Turkey cancels PACE member’s visit following downgrade of status

The Turkish government has canceled a visit to the country by Bernd Fabritius, a German lawmaker from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of...

[VIDEO] EU lawmakers call for suspension of Turkey’s accession talks

Leading members of the European Parliament on Wednesday called for formally halting talks with Turkey for its EU membership, citing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Diyarbakır teacher sentenced to one year for ‘praising terrorism’ during talk show

Turkish teacher Ayşe Çelik has been given a prison sentence of one year, three months for “praising terrorism and a terrorist organization” in comments...

Turkish FM says Ankara informed US, Russia about airstrikes targeting Kurdish militia

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Wednesday that Ankara informed the US and Russia hours before Turkish airstrikes targeted positions occupied by the...

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...

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