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EU following ‘worrying’ reports of uniforms for coup suspects in Turkey

A European Union spokesperson on Tuesday said reports of a plan for suspects standing trial on coup charges in Turkey to wear identical uniforms...

Turkish gov’t to initially give citizenship to 7,000 Syrians

A total of 7,000 Syrians out of 300,000 asylum seekers in Turkey are to be initially granted Turkish citizenship, the Cumhuriyet daily reported on...

Motion filed against HDP deputy for ‘terror propaganda’

A motion has been filed against pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbakır deputy Çağlar Demirel for disseminating “terrorist propaganda” by the Diyarbakır Chief Public...

President Erdoğan talks on phone with Myanmar leader Suu Kyi

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has spoken on the phone with Myanmar’s state councilor and de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and referred...

Merkel to push EU partners to review Turkey’s accession to EU

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Tuesday that Turkey is backsliding on the rule of law and vowed to urge other EU member countries...

Turkish forces kill 8 PKK militants in northern Iraq

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have announced that eight Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists have been killed during air operations in northern Iraq, CNN...

MHP deputy: Judiciary acting in fear due to political pressure

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) parliamentary group deputy chairman and Samsun deputy Erhan Usta has said the judiciary is acting in fear in investigations linked...

Turkish FM says Turkey wants to become EU member

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said Turkey wants to become a member of the EU following remarks from German leaders who voiced their...

Education Ministry: Wives should obey their husbands, not marry atheists

A textbook on the life of the Prophet Muhammad prepared by the Turkish Education Ministry in the framework of a highly controversial new national...

59 detained in one week over Gülen links

The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 59 people have been detained in one week due to their alleged links to the Gülen...

Pro-gov’t media now accuses world-famous pop singer Tarkan of Gülen links

Ersin Ramoğlu, a columnist for the Sabah daily, on Monday accused world-famous Turkish pop star Tarkan Tevetoğlu, aka Tarkan, along with renowned comedian Cem...

PEN Int’l calls on Turkey to lift travel restrictions imposed on writer Aslı Erdoğan

PEN International said on Monday it is concerned about travel restrictions imposed by Turkish authorities on award-winning author and honorary PEN member Aslı Erdoğan...

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