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Court rules to continue pretrial detention of jailed Zaman journalists

A high criminal court in İstanbul on Friday ruled for a continuation of the pretrial detention of 19 journalists, former employees of the Zaman...

Detention warrants issued for 3 active duty, 20 retired military personnel

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday issued detention warrants for three active duty and 20 retired military members from the Gendarmerie General...

Turkey could attack Makhmur refugee camp in northern Iraq, Erdoğan hints

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hinted on Thursday that Turkey could attack the Makhmur camp in northern Iraq, a refugee camp monitored by the United...

Minister says Turkey to launch anti-dumping investigations into US companies

In a retaliatory move, Turkey will launch anti-dumping investigations into US companies in the wake of new US import tariffs on steel and aluminum,...

Jailed presidential candidate Demirtaş holds news conference on Twitter

In a development unprecedented anywhere the world, pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been in pretrial detention in Turkey...

Turkish forces poised to hit PKK stronghold in N Iraq, says PM Yıldırım

Turkish soldiers are stationed 30 kilometers inside northern Iraq and could advance further to target Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in their Qandil Mountains...

Erdoğan argues with journalism student over press freedom question

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday argued with a student of journalism who asked him a question about the state of freedom of...

Turkey’s biggest media owner dies at 79

Erdoğan Demirören, a media mogul who recently bought Turkey’s largest media group, Doğan Media, passed away on Friday at the age of 79. He had...

[UPDATED] Demirtaş’s speeches for TRT to be taped at Edirne prison

The Supreme Election Board (YSK) has changed its decision for presidential candidate and jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who applied to be taken to Ankara for videos...

Turkey criticizes Rotterdam mayor for permitting extremist protest at mosque

Turkey’s EU Affairs Minister Ömer Çelik on Wednesday lambasted Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb for granting permission to an extremist group to roast pigs in...

CHP’s Kılıçdaroğlu ordered to pay damages to Erdoğan

An İstanbul court on Thursday ordered Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to pay TL 197,000 in damages over his claims suggesting that...

Voting for June 24 elections begins for Turkish expatriates

Voting for the June 24 presidential and general elections began on Thursday for Turks living abroad, who are able to cast their ballots at...

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