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AKP deputy criticizes purge based on loans from Bank Asya

A Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy has criticized currently ongoing post-coup purges in Turkey based simply on taking out loans from Bank Asya,...

18 previously released military staff arrested in Konya on prosecutor’s objection

Eighteen soldiers who were previously detained and subsequently released in an operation on an air force base in Konya were arrested on Saturday upon the...

16 ISIS, 6 PKK suspects detained on Republic Day

In the early hours of Saturday, Republic Day, Turkish police raided 35 locations in Ankara and detained six Islamic State in Iraq and the...

Turkey celebrates 93rd year of republic amid concerns of one-man rule

The Republic of Turkey on Saturday celebrated its birthday and foundation by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on Oct. 29, 1923 amid increasing fears of one-man...

Turkish high-schooler commits suicide after father dismissed under emergency rule

B.N.M., a freshman in high school, killed herself after reportedly being bullied by classmates and lecturers over her teacher father’s dismissal from his job...

Turkey says will not participate in Raqqa campaign alongside Kurdish PYD fighters

Clarifying Turkey's stance in future operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as part of US-led coalition forces, Turkish Prime...

Boğaziçi students ask Erdoğan to respect elections, autonomy of university

Students from one of Turkey's top universities called on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in a video message released on Facebook on Friday, to respect...

No Turkish airstrikes in Syria since Oct. 22 after threat by regime, daily claims

Turkey has halted its airstrikes in Syria because its air force has been unable to carry out aerial campaigns as part of Operation Euphrates...

Armed attack by PKK terrorists in Şırnak wounds pregnant woman

A pregnant woman sustained serious injuries when terrorists from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attacked a checkpoint in Turkey’s southeastern Şırnak province on Friday. The...

Interior minister says Turkey captured high-ranking PKK figure

Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu said on Friday that Turkey had captured a high-ranking Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) figure who said the PKK was...

Minister: BBC report on Syrian child labor in Turkey is ill-intentioned

The Turkish minister of labor said on Friday that a BBC news story on Syrian child labor in Turkey is ill-intentioned since it emphasized...

Turkish lira hits a new record low against dollar

The Turkish lira reached a record low on Friday against the US dollar, at 3.1156 lira to the dollar. The Turkish lira has continued to...

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