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US officials to visit Turkish-American NASA researcher jailed in Turkey

US consular officials were given permission to visit Turkish-American dual citizen and NASA researcher Serkan Gölge, who has been held for 15 months in...

Erdoğan regime to spend TL 5.5 billion for construction of 39 new prisons

The regime of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will spend TL 5.5 billion for the construction of 39 new prisons in various provinces of...

Turkey bans imprisoned journalist’s book on human rights violations

The newly released book on human rights violations in Turkey in the aftermath of a failed coup last year, written by Naciye Nur Ener,...

[VIDEO] Terror investigation launched into Galatasaray’s Rocky display

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has ordered an anti-terror investigation into a Rocky Balboa display put on by Galatasaray fans during a Sunday derby with...

After meeting with Erdoğan, Ankara mayor says he’ll resign on Saturday

Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Melih Gökçek announced after a meeting with ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on...

Pro-Kurdish, leftist journalists detained on Friday released

Five pro-Kurdish and leftist journalists who were detained in police raids on their houses early Friday have been released, the T24 news website reported...

64 PKK militants ‘neutralized’ in one week

The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that a total of 64 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists have been “neutralized” across Turkey over the...

Turkish justice minister says some 50,000 jailed over Gülen links

Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül on Sunday said 49,697 people have been jailed as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, which...

2 former judges detained while fleeing to Greece

Former judges Bülent Kınay and Fatih Mehmet Uslu were detained by Turkish security forces while trying to flee to Greece from Turkey’s Edirne province...

Journalist Eryılmaz given suspended sentence, writer Çetin detained on terror allegations

A Turkish court on Friday handed down a suspended sentence of 15 months and a TL 6,000 fine to journalist Tuğrul Eryılmaz over his...

ORSAM director Kardaş detained in Turkey in same probe as civil rights activist Kavala

Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM) Director Şaban Kardaş was detained at his home in Ankara on Friday as part of an investigation...

3 metropolitan city mayors unite against Erdoğan’s demand to resign, columnist says

Hürriyet daily columnist Abdülkadir Selvi said on Friday that Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek, Bursa Mayor Recep Altepe and Balıkesir Mayor Ahmet Edip Uğur have...

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