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[OPINION] Fukara-Der: Turkey-backed charity funneling European funds to jihadists

by Abdullah Bozkurt The mushrooming of new Islamist NGOs and foundations in Turkey, especially in border provinces near Syria and Iraq, apparently with the encouragement...

CHP leader slams prosecutor office statement on Açıkkollu’s death

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Tuesday hit back at a statement issued by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office...

Germany launches investigations into controversial boxing club linked to Turkish gov’t

German prosecutors on Tuesday morning initiated investigations into members of Osmanen Germania BC, a controversial boxing club in three regions of the country that...

New electoral amendments go into effect after hasty approval by Parliament

A 26-article legislative package that makes it possible for political parties to form election alliances and amends some parts of the Election Law ahead...

Detention warrants issued for 33 more military members over alleged Gülen links

The Ankara and Kırşehir chief public prosecutor's offices on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 33 active duty and purged military members of varying ranks...

Turkey seeks life in prison for US pastor

A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday demanded life imprisonment for American pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been jailed in Turkey since October 2016, over alleged...

BDDK chairman says Turkey planning to establish national credit rating agency

The head of Turkey’s Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK), Mehmet Ali Akben, has said Turkey is in need of a national credit rating...

Key gov’t agencies to be subordinated to Erdoğan

Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF), Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) and Capital Markets Board (SPK) will...

Washington Post: Erdogan transforming Turkey into totalitarian prison

The tweet has been turned into a crime, and a troubled democracy is being turned into a dictatorship in Turkey under President Recep Tayyip...

Turkish gov’t detains 740 in one week over alleged Gülen links

The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 740 people have been detained in the past week due to alleged links to the faith-based...

Report: US reducing presence at Turkish airbase amid tensions with Ankara

The US military has sharply reduced combat operations at Turkey’s İncirlik Air Base and is considering permanent cutbacks there, according to The Wall Street...

Erdoğan bashes NATO for not siding with Turkey in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday lambasted NATO for not giving support to Turkey, accusing the US of helping terrorist organizations, the state-run...

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