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Turkish police officer who saved Erdoğan on night of coup arrested over Gülen links

A police officer who was one of three crewmembers of a helicopter that carried Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his family from a...

[UPDATE] 153 including 62 military members, 17 Prime Ministry staff sought over Gülen links

Detention warrants were issued on Friday for 153 people across Turkey as part of investigations into the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news...

Press groups call on EU to be less deferential towards Turkey on rights violations

Several international press organization under the flagship of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) urged the European Union and its member states to use their influence...

Turkish court rules HDP Co-chair Demirtaş to remain behind bars

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş was absent from the first hearing of his trial after spending 399 days in pretrial detention as...

Report: Zarrab accused of rape by former cellmate

Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab, a key prosecution witness in the New York trial of a Turkish banker charged with violating US sanctions on...

Pro-Erdoğan businessman offers $780K reward for arrest of Rubin and Fuller

A pro-Erdoğan businessman in Turkey is offering a TL 3 million ($780,000) reward to anyone whose information leads to the arrest of Graham Fuller...

Detention warrants issued for 52 over Gülen links

The İstanbul and Ankara public prosecutor’s offices have issued detention warrants for 52 people over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run...

Research shows purge in Turkey ruined lives of 21,000 health care workers 

More than 21,000 health care professionals including doctors, nurses, medical professors, technicians and hospital staff have thus far been dismissed from public and private...

Turkey seizes assets of former CHP deputy over Zarrab case

An İstanbul court on Wednesday ruled to seize the assets of former main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Aykan Erdemir after an arrest...

EP delegation prevented by Turkish security from attending Yüksekdağ trial

A delegation from the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) of the European Parliament was prevented on Wednesday morning from entering the courthouse in...

[VIDEO] Report: Gülen-linked family flees to Greece, pretending for children it was a ‘game’

A Turkish family that was victimized by a government purge of the Gülen movement following a failed coup in July 2016 has fled to...

Turkish court rules Yeni Asya journalist Nur Ener to remain behind bars

The İstanbul 26th High Criminal Court on Tuesday ruled to continue the detention of Naciye Nur Ener Kılınç, who was imprisoned on March 5,...

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