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Trial of 221 suspects including generals accused of coup plotting begins in Ankara

A total of 221 suspects, including over two dozen former Turkish generals, accused of being among the ringleaders of an attempted coup on July...

Mother, wife of Özakça detained after starting hunger strike

Sultan Özakça and Esra Özakça, the mother and wife of Semih Özakça, a fired educator who was detained early on Monday morning along with...

Interior Ministry: 642 PKK members neutralized in past 5 months

The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that a total of 642 outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists have been neutralized in 4,786 operations...

Pro-Erdoğan media owner elected to AKP’s top administrative board

Businessman Ethem Sancak, owner of pro-government Akşam and Star dailies, has been elected to the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) Central Decision and...

New Amnesty report says purged public sector workers denied a future in Turkey

The dismissal of more than 100,000 Turkish public sector workers is arbitrary and has had a catastrophic impact on their lives and livelihoods, a...

[UPDATE] Two expelled educators detained on 75th day of their hunger strike

Turkish police have raided the houses belonging to Semih Özakça and Nuriye Gülmen, educators who went on a hunger strike after they were fired...

President Erdoğan elected chairman of AKP

President Recep Tayyip Edoğan has been elected the new chairman of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) after a 998-day absence from the party,...

Erdoğan promises not to end state of emergency

Despite calls from international rights organizations and the European Union, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday promised not to end an ongoing state...

Recently revealed testimony shows major informed MİT about coup 7 hours beforehand

As many questions still persist as to what happened before and after a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, Major O.K. said in...

Gül not to attend AKP extraordinary congress

Former President Abdullah Gül will not participate in an extraordinary congress of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Sunday at which Turkish...

Erdoğan to be elected as AKP chairman on Sunday

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is expected to again be elected chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in an extraordinary congress...

Pro-Kurdish HDP elects new co-chair to replace jailed Yüksekdağ

The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on Saturday elected Serpil Kemalbay, who has been serving as acting co-chair since March 12, as its new...

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