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1 soldier killed, 3 wounded as rockets hit Turkish tanks in Syria

One soldier was killed and three others were wounded when rockets hit two Turkish tanks south of the Syrian border city of Jarabulus on...

Turkey’s EU minister: We won’t implement readmission agreement

Accusing the European Union of failing to keep its promises to Turkey, Ömer Çelik, Turkey’s chief negotiator and minister for European Union affairs, said...

Moscow removes ban on charter flights to Turkey

Following a meeting and phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Moscow has lifted restrictions on charter flights...

6,800 more police officers to be dismissed for alleged ties to Gülen

The Turkish government plans to dismiss 6,800 police officers as part of a witch-hunt launched after a failed coup attempt on July 15 over...

CHP leader, top bar official refuse to attend judicial ceremony at the palace

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), and Metin Feyzioğlu, chairman of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB), will...

Fitch revises downward outlook of 15 Turkish lenders on criteria change

Global rating agency Fitch has downgraded the outlook of 15 Turkish banks following a change in its sovereign rating criteria. In a statement on Aug....

3 ambassadors arrested over alleged ties to Gülen

Three ambassadors, including former Turkish President Abdullah Gül's aide and former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu's ex-adviser Gürcan Balık, were arrested as part of an...

40 businessmen in İstanbul arrested over Gülen link

Forty businessmen, including the CEOs of two of Turkey’s biggest holdings, Fikret İnan of Fi Yapı Holding and Fatih Aktaş of Akfa Holding, were...

BBP deputy chairman arrested in Mersin over Gülen links

Kaptan Kartal, deputy chairman of the Grand Unity Party (BBP), was arrested by a court in Mersin on Friday as part of a government-initiated...

Putin, Erdogan discuss Turkish intervention in Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed bilateral relations, Turkey's ground incursion into Syria and the possibility of opening a...

İstanbul’s third bridge opens

The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, a third span over the Bosporus that will connect the Asian and European sides of Istanbul, was opened on...

Detention warrant issued for journalist Babahan over tweet

A detention warrant has been issued for journalist Ergun Babahan due to a tweet he posted on Thursday following a terrorist attack earlier that...

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