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Turkey detains 543 people in massive operation targeting Gülen followers

Turkish police have detained 543 people out of 704 named in detention warrants as part of an investigation into the financial activities of followers...

662 employees expelled from foreign ministry in post-coup purge: minister

Turkey has seen the expulsion of 662 personnel from its foreign ministry as part of a purge launched by the government in the aftermath...

Ambassador stresses US impartiality in ongoing Turkish-Greek tensions

US Ambassador to Turkey Jeffry Flake has said his country’s security cooperation with NATO allies Turkey and Greece does not come from a position...

2 ministers among 11 named in criminal complaint alleging responsibility for Turkey mine blast

Lawyers from the Contemporary Lawyers Association (ÇHD) have filed a criminal complaint against 11 people, including two members of the Turkish cabinet, accusing them...

Erdoğan signs controversial media law critics say will stifle free speech

A controversial media law that attracted widespread criticism from rights groups and the opposition on accusations it will further cripple free speech in Turkey...

Diyarbakır Bar officials acquitted of insult in ‘Armenian genocide’ statement

A Turkish court has acquitted the former president and 10 executives of a bar association in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır on charges...

Turkish hot air balloon crash kills 2 Spanish tourists in Cappadocia

Two Spanish tourists were killed and three other injured when their hot air balloon crashed in sudden high winds in the tourist magnet of...

78 post-coup purge victims or their family members have died by suicide since 2016: report

A report drafted by Rafet Irmak and Aziz Yıldırım, two former academics purged by the Turkish government after a failed coup in 2016, reveals...

YouTuber deletes tweets inviting star footballer sought on Gülen links to his program

A Turkish internet celebrity who has been much talked about lately due to his political debate programs on YouTube has deleted tweets in which...

Critical journalists not allowed to cover swearing-in of new member of Turkey’s top court

Journalists critical of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government have been prevented from covering the swearing-in of a new member of Turkey’s Constitutional...

Turkey’s budget records biggest deficit this year: report

Turkey’s central government budget swung to a deficit in September on the back of increased spending and lower corporate tax revenues, Bloomberg reported. The government...

Rights groups call Turkey’s new media law ‘dangerous, dystopian’

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and ARTICLE 19 have condemned the approval of amendments by the Turkish Parliament last week which they said introduce abusive...

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