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Families of abducted Gülen followers talk to BBC

The families of abducted Gülen followers, whose abductions have been confirmed by eyewitnesses, have spoken to BBC Turkish service. Eleven people have been reported...

10-year-old girl dies in traffic accident while on way to visit father in jail

A 10-year-old girl died in a traffic accident in Elazığ on Monday while on her way to visit her father, Ali Osman Özcan, who...

Journalist says Erdoğan tracking phone calls of ‘March of Justice’ participants

Nationalist Yeniçağ daily Ankara representative Ahmet Takan has claimed that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ordered an investigation into the “March of Justice“ launched by...

TBB chair denies involvement in any new party

Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) Chairman Metin Feyzioğlu has denied claims suggesting that he would take part in a new party that will...

CHP deputy says Turkish judges, prosecutors tired of pressure

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Dursun Çiçek has said judges and prosecutors in Turkey are tired of government pressure and that...

Minister calls CHP leader ‘terrorist’

Customs and Trade Minister Bülent Tüfenkçi on Wednesday labeled as terrorists participants in the March of Justice, which was launched by main opposition Republican...

Former military prosecutor says army could stage new coup if Erdoğan assassinated

Ahmet Zeki Üçok, a former military prosecutor with the Air Forces Command who was sentenced to 43-and-a-half years in prison for his role in...

Director of Religious Affairs targets Gülen movement supporters in Bosnia

Mehmet Görmez, the director of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate, has targeted Gülen movement followers in Bosnia, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Wednesday....

Turkish Constitutional Court refuses to release Gülmen and Özakça

The Turkish Constitutional Court has rejected a petition for the release of two fired educators, Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, who have been on...

12 academics suspended for signing peace declaration

Twelve academics working at Dokuz Eylül University in İzmir province have been suspended on charges of signing a peace declaration in 2016, the Evrensel...

EP to Turkey: Journalists cannot be jailed and accused of terrorism for doing their job

Leaders of five party groups in the European Parliament (EP) reminded Turkey in a letter to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali...

Akşener to include former MHP figures in her new party

Meral Akşener, a former Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) deputy and leadership candidate, has included former MHP deputies Ümit Özdağ and Koray Aydın in...

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