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Coup commission hears shadowy former police chief, minister

  Turkey’s parliamentary Coup Investigation Commission on Thursday hosted Mehmet Ağar, a former minister of interior and police chief whose name was associated with the...

Report: Syria threatens to shoot down Turkish jets

The Syrian army has threatened to shoot down Turkish jets that violate Syrian airspace, the Sputnik news website reported on Thursday. "All necessary measures will...

Academic arrested, charged with development of smart phone app

Academic İhsan Taşkın was arrested in İstanbul on Thursday, accused of developing a smart phone application known as ByLock, which is claimed by the...

Deputy PM: No victims among Gülen movement

Rejecting claims of rights violations and torture, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş on Thursday said there were no victims of actions taken by the...

39 more purged teachers referred to court in Antalya

Thirty-nine more teachers were referred to court on Thursday after eight days of detention in Antalya, victims of a massive witch-hunt following a failed...

MHP asks for expulsion of leadership contender

A Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) deputy, Professor Ümit Özdağ, was referred to the disciplinary board on Thursday for his critical stance against party leader...

Platform 24: Total number of arrested journalists in Turkey rises to 130

According to a story by independent journalism organization Platform 24 (P24) the total number of journalists who are imprisoned in Turkey reached 130 on...

Ottoman Hearths 1453 chairman calls on all Erdoğan supporters to take up arms

The chairman of Ottoman Hearths 1453, Emin Canpolat, has called on all supporters of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and President Recep Tayyip...

Family minister says Turkish women know how to die like a man

Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Betül Sayan has said Turkish women know very well how to die like a man and that women's...

Aksaray University academics including former rector detained over Gülen links

Forty-six staff members of Aksaray University in central Turkey including the university's former rector were detained on Thursday in the latest wave of an...

Turkish jets pound PYD-YPG targets, killing around 200 militia fighters  

A Turkish air strike has killed as many as 200 fighters of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its armed wing the YPG...

40 air force officers detained in post-coup purge in Konya

Forty officers serving at the 3rd Main Jet Airbase in Konya were detained on Thursday as part of post-coup operations targeting alleged followers of...

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