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Erdoğan says indictment against guards scandalous, US protecting Gülen movement

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday called a recent US indictment against his bodyguards for violently attacking protesters in Washington, D.C., "scandalous," claiming...

After detention of 2 more Germans, Merkel signals ‘rethinking’ relations with Turkey

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that following the most recent detentions of German nationals in Turkey for political reasons, her country might...

German Greens co-chair: Erdoğan is a hostage-taker, not a president

Leading German politician Greens Co-chair Cem Özdemir said on Friday that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is not a head of state, but rather...

[VIDEO] 668 young children to welcome Eid al-Adha in Turkish prisons

Six hundred sixty-eight children under the age of 6 will welcome the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayramı) on Friday in jails across...

Turkish minister to Macron: It is a privilege for you to talk to Erdoğan

Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekçi has responded to recent remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he complained about having to speak with...

Indian political cartoonist portrays forced disappearances of Turkey’s purge

Aseem Trivedi, an Indian free speech activist and cartoonist, has drawn cartoons of 13 Turkish citizens who have allegedly been abducted or disappeared after...

AKP deputy warns colleagues not to greet Gülen followers at Eid, says report them to police

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) parliamentary group deputy chairman and Kayseri deputy Mustafa Elitaş warned party members in Kayseri on Thursday not to...

10 injured in İzmir bomb explosion targeting prison bus

Ten people, nine prison guards and a driver, were injured on Thursday in the western Turkish province of İzmir when an explosive device in...

General first tortured as putschist, then released for resisting coup

Air Forces Chief of Personnel Maj. Gen. Cevat Yazgılı was first jailed and tortured for allegedly supporting a botched coup attempt on July 15,...

Author Erdoğan says imposition of travel ban is psychological torture

Turkish author Aslı Erdoğan, who was released on Dec. 29, 2016 after 132 days in jail due to links to the pro-Kurdish Özgür Gündem...

Ankara chief public prosecutor shares photo with Erdoğan on Twitter

Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor Yüksel Kocaman on Wednesday tweeted a photo taken with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a Victory Day reception at...

Referring to talks with Erdoğan, Macron says being world leader not ‘cool’

French President Emmanuel Macron has said being a world leader is not as “cool” as it seems and cited having to speak with Turkish...

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