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German media group Axel Springer to exit Turkish market

One of the largest publishing companies of Europe, Axel Springer, announced its decision to sell its shares in Doğan Media Holding and leave Turkey...

Visually impaired journalist under house arrest: I will never retreat

In an impassioned letter to Turkish Minute, visually impaired journalist Cüneyt Arat explains how after championing the rights of the disabled and writing on...

Coup Commission to question former presidents, prime ministers

Turkey’s parliamentary Coup Investigation Commission decided on Thursday to send written questions to former presidents and prime ministers about a coup attempt on July...

Erdoğan receives MHP leader amid presidential system, death penalty debates

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli at the presidential palace in Ankara on Thursday amid ongoing debates...

Polling company head says 56 percent against executive presidency in Turkey

President of SONAR polling company Hakan Bayrakçı has said around 56 percent of Turks are against a switch to an executive presidency and that...

President Erdoğan accuses Germany of harboring terrorists

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday lashed out at German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who criticized Turkey for its actions against freedom of the...

40 academics from Marmara University detained over ByLock use

Turkish police on Thursday morning detained at least 40 academics from İstanbul's Marmara University on the grounds that they use a smart phone application...

1,218 officers expelled from Gendarmerie Forces Command over Gülen links

Turkey’s Interior Ministry on Thursday dismissed a total of 1,218 officers from the Gendarmerie Forces Command due to their alleged links to the faith-based...

Unidentified men fire at opposition party mayor’s car in İstanbul

Unidentified men fired at the official car of Handan Toprak Benli, mayor of İstanbul's Avcılar district from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP),...

ISIL leader Baghdadi calls on followers to attack Turkey, Saudi Arabia

Terrorist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called on his followers to carry out attacks in Turkey and...

Family members of coup attempt’s prime suspect detained in Turkey

Three sisters-in-law of Adil Öksüz, the prime suspect in a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, were detained in Sakarya province on Wednesday. As...

Int’l coalition condemns Cumhuriyet arrests, Kurdish media closures in letter to Erdoğan

A coalition of 14 leading international press freedom and freedom of expression organizations, in a letter sent today to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

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