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Turkey to commemorate victims of July 15 coup attempt with weeklong events

A failed coup attempt that took place in Turkey on July 15, 2016 will be commemorated in Turkey for an entire week, the Office...

Erdoğan: Daily lives of citizens unaffected by state of emergency

Amid international calls on the government to lift a state of emergency (OHAL) that was declared in Turkey on July 20, five days after...

6 PKK members ‘neutralized’ in eastern Turkey

Six members of the outlawed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) have been “neutralized” in military operations in Tunceli, Van and Hakkari provinces, the state-run...

Presidency refuses to give info about Erdoğan’s advisors, says ‘of no interest to public’

The public relations department of the Turkish president's office has rejected a request from a Cumhuriyet daily reporter for information on the number of...

Curfew declared in 11 villages of Batman province

Turkish authorities on Tuesday declared a curfew in 11 villages of the Kozluk and Silvan districts in Batman province, going into effect at 6...

11 teachers detained in Mersin over alleged Gülen links

Eleven people who worked as teachers in schools and associations closed down by government decree and who had social security records in companies with...

Kılıçdaroğlu to ECtHR: Don’t you know what’s going on in Turkey?

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has chastised the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which referred submissions concerning post-coup public...

Turkey says 3-member military delegation sent to Qatar for base preparations

A delegation consisting of three members of the Turkish military was dispatched to Qatar on Tuesday to make preparations for troop deployment to the...

Kurdish workers attacked in Ankara province by nationalist mob

Eight construction workers from Bingöl, a Kurdish majority city, were reportedly attacked by what appeared to be a nationalist mob late on Monday at...

HDP deputy Aslan detained at Batman Airport

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Mehmet Ali Aslan was detained at Batman Airport while he was on his way to Ankara on Tuesday. "It...

Woman who just gave birth faces detention over Gülen links  

Elif Coşkun, who just gave birth on Monday night in Turkey's western province of İzmir, will reportedly be taken into custody at the hospital...

ECtHR asks for Turkey’s defense in case of jailed Cumhuriyet journalists

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has asked Turkey to submit a defense in the case against 10 jailed Cumhuriyet daily journalists, telling...

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