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Zaman journalist Kabakçı remains behind bars 16 months after incarceration

An İstanbul high criminal court has ruled to continue the imprisonment of Şirin Kabakçı, who used to be Konya bureau chief for the Zaman...

Turkey sentences YPG militant captured during Afrin offensive to aggravated life

The Hatay 2nd High Criminal court has sentenced Muhammed Mahmud Derviş, 22, a Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militant who was captured by Turkish...

Turkey arrests another German citizen for criticizing Turkish government

Turkish police have arrested another German citizen, a German foreign ministry source said on Thursday, and public broadcaster ARD said the man had been...

MHP won’t form alliance with AKP in next local elections: report

Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) will not form an alliance with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the local elections scheduled for...

4 Turkish soldiers killed in clash with PKK in Adıyaman

Four Turkish soldier have been killed in a clash between Turkish security forces and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists in southern Turkey's Adıyaman province,...

European socialists vow solidarity with jailed Turkish deputy Berberoğlu

The Party of European Socialists (PES) has vowed solidarity with Enis Berberoğlu, an imprisoned deputy from Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) whose...

HDP co-chair disputes former leader’s ‘vacation mode’ charge

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair and member of parliament Sezai Temelli on Tuesday responded to criticism directed by the party’s former co-chair, jailed politician...

Gov’t ally: Any Turk who applauds lira’s plunge should lose citizenship

Mustafa Destici, chairman of Turkish government ally the Grand Unity Party (BBP), has said people who are pleased with the Turkish lira’s fall against...

Turks ask God to depress value of US dollar

As a diplomatic crisis between Turkey and the US over an American pastor hits the Turkish economy, a group of Turks in the southern...

Amnesty’s Kılıç released pending trial after monthly review of his imprisonment

Amnesty International’s (AI) honorary chair in Turkey Taner Kılıç was released on Wednesday pending trial after a monthly review of his imprisonment by the...

Court rules to keep journalist Gündem in jail 

An İstanbul high criminal court has ruled to continue the imprisonment of journalist Mehmet Gündem, who has been behind bars since November 2017, facing...

Job vacancies at Sivas university filled by academics’ family members  

The winners of an examination held by the Sivas-based Cumhuriyet University for job vacancies at the university have turned out to be the spouses...

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