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Turkish-Jewish author’s killer says she shot her because of her books

Sinem Koç, who murdered Beki İkala Erikli, a famous Turkish-Jewish author of self-help books, on Friday said she killed her in order to stop...

Court releases HDP deputy detained for leading ‘civilian prayers’

Nimetullah Erdoğmuş, a pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbakır deputy and a former mufti of Diyarbakır who was detained on Thursday on allegations of...

Kütahya Municipality’s controversial sex advice book draws ire of gov’t, opposition

Education Minister İsmet Yılmaz and main opposition deputies reacted adversely to a booklet distributed by the Kütahya Municipality, governed by the ruling Justice and...

French court punishes death threats, attacks against Gülen sympathizers

Following attacks and threats against Gülen movement sympathizers by Turks across Europe, a French court has handed down verdicts punishing two men for vandalizing...

Germany arrests Turkish citizen on spying charges

A 31-year-old Turkish citizen has been arrested in Germany on charges of spying for the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) by profiling Kurds in Germany. A...

Belgian justice minister orders close scrutiny of Diyanet mosques amid spying claims

Belgian Justice Minister Koen Geens has announced that he has ordered security and intelligence units in the country to closely monitor mosques operated by...

Doğan Holding says representative arrested for buttoning jacket near Gülen

In the wake of the arrest of Doğan Holding Ankara representative Barbaros Muratoğlu over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement on Thursday, the...

33 detained in anti-ISIL operation in Konya

Thirty-three people have been detained for alleged links to the terrorist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the central Turkish province...

Turkey paid $36 million to Erdoğan’s son-in-law’s company for 6 UAVs

Some $36.77 million has been paid from the Turkish state budget to the Baykar Makina company, owned by the family of President Recep Tayyip...

EU to hold summit with Turkish leaders in coming months amid strained relations

Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, said on Thursday that the heads of European Union institutions were given a mandate to plan...

HDP Diyarbakır deputy, former mufti, detained for leading ‘civilian prayers’

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbakır deputy Nimetullah Erdoğmuş, a former mufti of Diyarbakır, was detained by police on Thursday on allegations of leading...

Turkey’s Justice Ministry asks staff to spy on colleagues: leaked document

Turkey’s Justice Ministry has handed out forms to its staff asking if they know any colleague linked to terrorist organizations or the government’s perceived...

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