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Purged academic files complaint against commission for not reinstating him to position

Professor Mehmet Altan, who was dismissed from his university post and jailed for 21 months on coup allegations in the wake of a failed...

3 HDP branch chairmen in İstanbul detained for supporting deputy on hunger strike

The chairmen of three pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) branches in Istanbul have been detained for displaying support for jailed HDP deputy Leyla Güven,...

Erdoğan announces of transfer of tank tread factory to fervant supporter

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Sunday that a tank tread company belonging to the Turkish military will be operated by BMC for...

Turkey allows PKK leader to see his brother 3 years after last visit

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Pervin Buldan has announced that jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan met with his brother...

AKP deputy chairman claims no violation of human rights in Turkey

Deputy Chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Leyla Şahin Usta, who had sued Turkey at the European Court of Human Rights...

Turkey detains members of jihadist group linked to al-Qaeda

Turkey has detained 13 alleged members of Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), marking the first time such an operation has been launched against members...

44,000 show up for temporary jobs for 1,000 workers in SE Turkey

In a development that showed the desperation of some Turks for a job, 44,000 people applied for a job in the southeastern province of...

CHP deputy might be investigated for calling Erdoğan a ‘shepherd’

A Turkish prosecutor has prepared a summary of proceedings against main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Abdüllatif Şener for referring to Turkish President...

Owner of famous Turkish grill restaurant arrested over Gülen links

İsmail Çolak, owner of the famous İsmail’in Yeri (İsmail’s Place) grill restaurant in the northwestern Turkish province of Bolu, has been arrested over his...

Purge victim dies of cancer, leaving behind jailed husband, 2 children

Turkey witnessed another tragic purge victim story this week as 31-year-old teacher Habibe Çınar died of cancer on Thursday after dismissal from her job...

Prosecutor seeks imprisonment for online news website owner over Afrin reports

Necla Demir, the owner of online newspaper Gazete Karınca, will be tried on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda in stories published by the news...

Turkish mafia leader again threatens exiled journalist, Gülen movement followers

Sedat Peker, a pro-government mafia leader in Turkey, in a street interview aired on TV openly threatened followers of the faith-based Gülen movement in...

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