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Kılıçdaroğlu wins re-election as CHP chairman

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, chairman of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), was re-elected leader of the party on Saturday with 790 votes at the...

7 Turkish soldiers killed in deadliest day of Afrin operation

The Turkish military announced on Saturday that seven Turkish soldiers were killed in one day in the Afrin region of Syria. According to the statement,...

Physicist retained sanity in Turkish prison by writing research papers

Ali Kaya, a theoretical physicist and professor at Turkey’s Boğaziçi University, has said he kept his sanity during 440 days of pretrial detention by...

Police detain İz Gazete editor-in-chief for criticism of Turkey’s Afrin operation

Ümit Kartal, editor-in-chief of the İzmir-based İz Gazete, has been detained on accusations of disseminating the propaganda of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD)...

Trustee appointed to anti-government Furkan Foundation

An Adana court on Friday appointed a trustee to the Furkan Foundation, whose 25 members including President Alparslan Kuytul, leader of a religious group...

Letter campaign launched for women, mothers with babies jailed in Turkey

An initiative called Set Them Free has launched a letter campaign to show solidarity with women in jail and mothers who are incarcerated with...

PM Yıldırım says 5 civilians killed in 82 rocket attacks from Syria in 12 days

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has announced that five civilians have been killed and more than 100 others injured in 82 rocket attacks from...

Anadolu reporter injured in Afrin rocket attack

Sarp Özer, a reporter for the state-run Anadolu news agency, was injured on Friday in a rocket attack in the Afrin region of Syria. According...

108 more people sought for detention over alleged Gülen links

The İstanbul, Bolu and Ankara chief public prosecutor’s offices on Friday issued detention warrants for 108 people including 12 active-duty military officers over alleged...

13 more detained over TTB statement criticizing Turkey’s Afrin incursion

An additional 13 people have been detained over their messages of support for a statement released by the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) criticizing Turkey's...

World physicians demand release of medical professionals in letter to Erdoğan

Physicians from prominent international medical associations have in a letter called for the immediate release of 11 members of the Turkish Medical Association’s (TTB,...

[UPDATE] Turkish court reverses decision to release Amnesty’s Kılıç

An Istanbul court on Thursday reversed its decision to release Taner Kılıç, chairman of the board of Amnesty International Turkey, local media reported. The Istanbul...

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