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[UPDATE] Former intelligence chief arrested on Erdoğan insult, terrorism charges

Sabri Uzun, the former head of the National Security Directorate’s intelligence department in Ankara, was arrested on Friday on accusations of insulting Turkish President...

[UPDATE] Assailant who punched Turkey’s opposition leader released pending trial

Osman Sarıgün, who on Sunday assaulted main opposition party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, has been arrested and later released pending trial, the T24 news website...

Economist briefly detained over allegations of insulting President Erdoğan

Turkish economy writer Mustafa Sönmez was detained on Sunday over his social media posts and released the same day after questioning by a prosecutor, the Gazete Duvar...

Former head of university entrance exam center detained over Gülen links

The former head of Turkey’s Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) was among 20 people detained by police on Monday after the issuance by the...

Finance minister says man detained for claiming Turkish Airlines is going bankrupt

Turkish Finance and Treasury Minister Berat Albayrak, who is also the son-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said on Tuesday that a man who...

Turkish authorities detain 14 ISIL militants who recently left Syria for Turkey

Turkish police on Wednesday detained 14 high ranking members of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) who reportedly had recently moved...

After minister’s threat to detain tourists linked to terrorism, Turkey says all are welcome

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday claiming that all tourists are welcome after Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu vowed the day before to...

Turkish minister: Tourists to be detained at airports if suspected of ties to terrorism

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Monday vowed to detain and deport tourists at airports if they are suspected of links to terrorism. Addressing a...

Turkey detains 2,000 alleged PKK members in 3 months: state news agency

Turkish security forces have detained 1,956 people in the last three months over alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the Diken...

14 Turkish teachers detained after football pitch dispute with prosecutor

A prosecutor in Turkey ordered the detention of 14 teachers after a scheduling conflict over a football field, the Diken news website reported on...

Turkey detains 52 Syrians over ISIL links

Turkish police have detained 52 Syrian nationals over their suspected links to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), The Associated Press...

Kurdish politicians detained after being slammed by interior minister

Turkey has detained 13 people including members of Kurdish political parties the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) and Democratic Regions Party (DBP) in the southeastern...

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