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Police refuse to allow ambulance to proceed due to Erdoğan motorcade

An ambulance carrying an emergency patient in Turkey’s Bursa province on Friday was not allowed to proceed since police had stopped traffic due to...

Turkish parliament speaker resigns from post to run in local elections

Binali Yıldırım resigned on Monday from his post as speaker of the Turkish Parliament to run as the mayoral candidate of the ruling Justice...

Ankara police accuse harassed student’s father of Gülen ties

The Ankara Police Department has released a statement regarding the apparent harassment of a student during a protest in the Turkish capital on Saturday...

Student harassed by police says shame should be on police officer

Merve Demirel, a university student in Ankara whose apparent harassment by a police officer during a protest on Saturday was captured on camera, said...

Turkish businesswoman along with her lawyer detained over Gülen links

Turkish businesswoman Necla Zarakol and her lawyer were detained as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, the Sözcü daily reported on...

Soccer team from Kurdish region attacked at match in Antalya

The Cizrespor soccer team was subject to a seemingly racist attack during a match in the western province of Antalya on Sunday. Cizrespor president Maruf...

Top suspect in İstanbul nightclub shooting denies charges in court

The main suspect on trial for a New Year’s Eve attack that left 39 people dead in a popular İstanbul nightclub has denied being...

Wife of one of 2 men abducted in Ankara issues a call for help

The wife of one of two men reportedly abducted in Ankara on Feb. 13 made a call for help from authorities in a video...

Police officer seen harassing university student during detention in Turkey

A university student who was detained for participating in a protest in Ankara on Saturday was apparently harassed by a police officer during detention...

Turkish security forces detain 735 in operations against PKK/KCK

The Turkish Interior Ministry on Sunday announced that 735 people have been detained in operations targeting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its...

Kurdish singer faces up to 20 years in prison on terrorism charges

Kurdish singer and activist Ferhat Tunçhas been indicted on terrorism charges and faces a prison sentence of up to 20 years, the Mesopotamia news...

Erdoğan says EU not taking Turkey into the bloc because it is Muslim

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said the European Union is not accepting Turkey into the bloc because Turkey is a Muslim country, Turkish...

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