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[VIDEO] Car bomb attack hits gendarmerie command in Batman

A car bomb hit a gendarmerie command in the Kozluk district of the eastern province of Batman on Friday, causing injuries to two soldiers...

Turkey calls Iraqi Kurds’ independence referendum ‘grave mistake’

Turkey has criticized Iraqi Kurdish officials’ decision to hold a referendum for independence in Iraq’s autonomous northern region, calling it “a grave mistake.” In a...

10.5-year jail sentence sought for Cumhuriyet editor due to news headline

A prosecutor is seeking a jail sentence of up to 10.5 years for the Cumhuriyet daily's website editor Oğuz Güven, who has been behind...

Turkish coast guard stops vessel, relieves captain for insulting Erdoğan on radio

A Panamanian-flagged vessel was forced to dock by the Turkish coast guard while it was sailing through the Dardanelles on Thursday after its Turkish...

3 consecutive life sentences sought for former İstanbul governor, police chief over Gülen links

An İstanbul prosecutor has submitted an indictment seeking three consecutive life sentences for former İstanbul Governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu and former Police Chief Hüseyin...

EU expresses concern about detention of Amnesty’s Kılıç

The European Union on Thursday expressed concern about the recent detention of Taner Kılıç, the chair of Amnesty International Turkey, as part of a...

HDP Co-chair Yüksekdağ sentenced to one year in prison on insult charges

Co-Chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Figen Yüksekdağ has been handed down a prison sentence of one year for "publicly insulting the...

Kılıçdaroğlu says state of emergency deactivated Parliament

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said the state of emergency (OHAL) that was declared in Turkey in the aftermath...

Court releases NBA star Kanter’s father on judicial probation

A Turkish court on Wednesday released the father of NBA player Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. A court in...

20 former public bank employees detained over ByLock use

Detention warrants were issued on Thursday for 20 people who used to work at public banks but were suspended or expelled from their posts...

Suspected killer says received gun from police on night of failed coup

Mustafa Maraş, a man who is standing trial for killing a tractor driver and injuring his brother in an incident that took place in...

CoE’s Muižnieks expresses concern about new HSYK

Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, has expressed concern about the new composition of Turkey's Supreme Board of Judges and...

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