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[UPDATE] Investigation launched into CHP leader, deputies over insulting Erdoğan with caricature

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan filed a criminal case against Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and 72 deputies on accusations of insulting him by posting a...

Court orders opposition leader to pay $74,000 in damages to Turkish president

  An İstanbul court on Wednesday ordered Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to pay TL 359,000 ($74,000) in non-pecuniary damages for suggesting that...

Turkish court rules to keep American pastor behind bars

A Turkish court on Wednesday ruled to keep in custody American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was jailed in October 2016 in Turkey on espionage...

Erdoğan promotes wife of officer who sparked war of words during election campaign

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has promoted to a post on the Supreme Court of Appeals Judge Ferhan Temel, whose husband, Second Army Commander Lt....

CHP’s presidential candidate İnce apologizes for silence on election night

  Republican People’s Party (CHP) presidential candidate Muharrem İnce apologized to young party supporters for his silence on the night of the elections on June...

CHP’s Kılıçdaroğlu tweets caricature that caused arrest of 4 ODTÜ students

Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Tuesday posted a caricature on Twitter called “Tayyipler Âlemi” (World of Tayyips), which had previously caused...

Court hands down 31 aggravated life sentences for defendants’ role in coup attempt

The Ankara 20th High Criminal Court on Tuesday handed down 31 aggravated life sentences to defendants on charges of violating the constitutional order through...

News website blocked after story on elite crewmembers for THY executives

Airporthaber, a Turkish website publishing news on the aviation sector in Turkey, was blocked after it posted a story on Monday about the establishment...

Turkish gov’t sets criteria for paid military exemption: age 25, fee TL 15.000

Turkish men who are at least 25 years of age and pay TL 15.000 (around $3,100) will be able to avoid serving a lengthy...

Turkish gov’t detains 467 people in a week over Gülen links

A total of 467 people have been detained in the past week as part of a crackdown targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement,...

89 more military personnel sought by prosecutors over alleged Gülen links

The Malatya and İzmir chief public prosecutor’s offices on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 89 active duty and former military members as part of...

Erdoğan to produce TV show to explain his activities

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will produce a 30-minute program to be aired on public broadcaster TRT explaining presidential activities to the public, the Sözcü...

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