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2,308 journalists lose job amid post-coup attempt crackdown

At least 2,308 journalists have lost their jobs after the government shut down more than a hundred of media outlets since the July 15...

3 more Turkish soldiers killed by ISIL in Syria

Three soldiers were killed and one was injured on Friday when Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants hit a Turkish tank...

Ambassador says US having difficulty in seeing clear criterion in anti-Gülen operations

  US Ambassador to Turkey John Bass has said the United States administration is having difficulty in understanding whether a clear criterion is being used...

Gülen says paying price for not supporting Erdoğan’s desire for presidential system

  In an interview with Politico magazine, Muslim scholar Fethullah Gülen, who is accused of masterminding Turkey’s foiled coup among other things, said President Recep...

Turkish FM says EU must accelerate promised aid to refugees

The European Union must accelerate the delivery of promised humanitarian aid for some 3 million Syrian refugees living in Turkey, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt...

Dutch police detain second Turkish man for threatening Erdoğan critics

  Dutch police on Wednesday detained a second Turkish man, a supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on suspicion of death threats and hate speech...

AKP gov’t to extend emergency rule for another 3 months

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government is expected to extend emergency rule for another three months, the Cumhuriyet daily reported on Thursday. Five days...

New video shows hero’s welcome at police station for Hrant Dink’s murderer – VIDEO

Nine-and-a-half years after the assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist and editor-in-chief of the Agos weekly Hrant Dink, a pro-government TV channel released footage that was...

Turkish Foreign Ministry briefs diplomats on Gülen movement

As part of defamation efforts against the Gülen movement's activities around the world, the Turkish Foreign Ministry met with representatives of diplomatic missions in...

Turkey removes evidence of torture, maltreatment in prisons ahead of CPT visit

The National Police Department warned all its personnel to obey international rules of detention and to stop using unofficial detention centers days before a...

11,285 teachers suspended over PKK links

The Education Ministry has suspended 11,285 teachers for supporting the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday. It is...

Turkey approves German parliamentary visit to Incirlik Air Base

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier confirmed on Thursday that Turkish authorities have lifted a ban on German MPs visiting Bundeswehr troops stationed at Incirlik...

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