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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...

Over 125K sign petition urging Merkel to push Turkey for freedom of expression

More than 125,000 people in Germany signed a petition that urges German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the EU Commission to adopt a clear and...

Bus steward questioned by police for laying newspaper with Erdoğan photo on floor

A bus steward on a coach traveling from Adana to Ankara was briefly questioned by police after a passenger complained about him putting a...

World media groups to call on Turkish gov’t to free jailed journalists at İstanbul meeting

The world's leading media organizations, including the International Press Institute (IPI), PEN International, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Association of European Journalists (AEJ), Article...

CSOs concerned about de facto closure of HDP

Civil society organizations have expressed concern about the de facto closure of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), Cumhuriyet reported on Friday. According to the report,...

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