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Saturday Mothers ask for appointment with Turkish president

The Saturday Mothers, a group of activists and relatives who have been seeking the whereabouts of loved ones who disappeared while in police custody...

Turkey to get Russian S-400 missiles ‘soon’: President Erdoğan

Speaking at a graduation ceremony of military cadets in northwestern Balikesir province on Friday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey needed to acquire the...

Erdoğan calls int’l credit rating agencies ‘fraudsters,’ says currency crisis will pass

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday called international credit rating agencies “fraudsters” while promising his supporters that “this too shall pass,” referring to...

İHD: More than 1,000 inmates in Turkey’s prisons waiting for medical treatment

A total of 1,154 ailing inmates in Turkey’s prisons, 402 in serious condition, were awaiting medical treatment as of March 2, according to a...

State of emergency measures continue for inmates arrested over Gülen links

Turkish judicial authorities have been maintaining state of emergency measures for inmates arrested over Gülen links, despite the fact that the state of emergency...

Pro-Erdoğan daily declares Trump, Pence ‘lunatics of a deviant sect’

The pro-Erdoğan Turkish Yeni Şafak daily claimed on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump and US Vice President Mike Pence are pondering a “crusade,”...

Kılıçdaroğlu says İnce was his choice for CHP chairmanship, until he wasn’t

Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said he had nominated Muharrem İnce as the party’s presidential candidate in order to prepare him for...

Erdoğan says no turning back from new military education system

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday said there would be no turning back from a new military education system created following a failed...

Turkish gov’t appoints trustee to former Kurdish party municipality

The Turkish government on Thursday appointed a trustee to a municipality southeastern Adıyaman province after its mayor from the Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP)...

AKP spokesperson: General amnesty is not on party’s agenda

Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesperson Ömer Çelik said a general amnesty is not on the immediate agenda of the ruling party after the...

Turkish man named ‘Dolar’ changes surname after ‘dollar’ ribbing from friends

A man in Turkey’s western province of Muğla has decided to change his surname, Dolar, in response to the ribbing he’s received because of...

Ministry: Jailed presidential candidate Demirtaş’s right to be elected not violated

Turkey’s Justice Ministry has said jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş’s right to be elected was not violated although he had to conduct his campaign for...

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