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Court rejects request for release of HDP presidential candidate Demirtaş

An Ankara high criminal court has rejected a request for the release of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş from jail...

Several current ministers excluded from AKP candidate list for parliament

As Turkey’s political parties on Monday submitted their candidate lists to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) for the June 24 general election, it has...

State of emergency gives Turkish police license to harass, journalist claims

"Is the state of emergency in place to give police the right to threaten people wearing clothes they don’t like?" journalist İrem Afşin complained...

Previous holy site in Turkey’s Marmaris revealed to be tomb of Greek boxer

Archeologists have recently discovered that a mausoleum previously thought to be that of a Muslim saint is actually the final resting place of a...

Famous economist says Turkey’s bankruptcy has already begun

Economist and financial historian Russell Napier argued that Turkey’s bankruptcy has already begun, in a recently published interview with Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung. He...

Another journalist sentenced to 7.5 years on terror charges

The Ankara 26th High Criminal Court on Monday handed down a seven year, six month sentence to journalist Kazım Canlan after he was convicted...

[UPDATED] CHP’s candidate list sparks controversy among deputies

The Republican People's Party's (CHP) candidate list for the parliamentary elections on June 24 has been leaked, sparking a debate among incumbent deputies of the...

104 sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment over July 15 coup attempt

An İzmir court on Monday handed down aggravated life sentences to 104 of 137 suspects for their alleged role in a failed coup attempt...

Court imposes travel ban on CHP’s Erdem following indictment

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Eren Erdem, who was not included on his party’s nomination list for the June 24 general election,...

587 detained in one week over alleged Gülen links

A total of 587 people have been detained in the past week due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the Turkish Interior...

Galatasaray wins Turkish Super League, giving Fatih Terim 7th title

After a breathtaking season as four football teams carried their hopes for the championship into the final games, Galatasaray won the Turkish Super League...

Another Uber driver attacked and threatened in İstanbul

An Uber driver was attacked by taxi drivers on Saturday after he responded to a call from İstanbul’s Esenyurt district, the T24 news website...

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