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ECtHR rules Turkey violated rights of journalists Altan and Alpay

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey has violated the liberty, security and freedom of expression of two journalists, Şahin...

1 military officer, 2 civilians killed in PKK attacks in southeastern Turkey

A special sergeant and two civilians were killed and four others were injured in separate attacks on Monday by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists...

24 employees of Işık Publications arrested over alleged Gülen links

Twenty-four out of 41 people who were detained in operations on March 7 have been arrested over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement,...

Turkish version of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ faces censorship for terror propaganda

The Turkish adaptation of US TV series “Orange Is the New Black,” Avlu (The Yard), faces censorship over some of its scenes considered to...

New judges, prosecutors give Erdoğan standing ovation at palace ceremony

New judges and prosecutors who went to the Turkish presidential palace on Monday for balloting that will determine their work assignments stood up and...

Bahçeli elected for 9th time as MHP leader

Devlet Bahçeli, chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), was re-elected as chairman of the party at a congress where he stood as the...

İYİ Party leader claims party has 22 pct support

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener on Saturday claimed that her party has the support of 22 percent of the electorate, Cumhuriyet reported. "We have...

University orders staff to participate in Erdoğan’s party meeting

The administration of Turkey’s Dicle University called on all staff members to participate in a meeting to be attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...

Lawyer Altıparmak: Alpay decision tactical move to avoid ECtHR rulings

Human rights lawyer and academic Kerem Altıparmak on Saturday said a Constitutional Court decision and subsequent release of veteran journalist Şahin Alpay was a...

Journalist Alpay says thousands of innocents left in prison

Veteran journalist Şahin Alpay, released pending trial on Friday after 20 months in jail, said he left thousands people who have nothing to do...

Prosecutor seeks 15 years for Cumhuriyet executives, journalists

The prosecutor overseeing an ongoing "terror" investigation into executives and writers from Turkey's Cumhuriyet daily on Friday demanded the imprisonment of all defendants for...

Veteran Turkish journalist Şahin Alpay released pending trial

Şahin Alpay, a veteran journalist and columnist for the now-closed Zaman and Today’s Zaman dailies, was released pending trial on Friday after Turkey’s Constitutional...

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