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Venue owner in Sweden cancels AKP deputy chairman’s event

A campaign rally to be held by ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chairman Mehdi Eker in Stockholm was moved to a different...

CHP leader says Turkey has right to impose sanctions on Netherlands after Dutch ban

Leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said Turkey has the right to impose sanctions on the Netherlands after...

UN report documents human rights violations in southeast Turkey

About 2,000 people were killed and entire neighborhoods razed in southeastern Turkey in 18 months of government security operations characterized by massive destruction and...

62 purged police officers detained over ByLock use

A total of 69 police officers who were previously removed from their posts due to their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement have...

Erdoğan threatens to revoke clearance for Dutch planes after row over FM visit

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has threatened to refuse Dutch aircraft the right to land in Turkey after the Netherlands on Saturday canceled the flight...

[UPDATE] Netherlands cancels flight clearance for Turkish FM shortly after sanctions threat

The Netherlands canceled the flight clearance for Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu's aircraft on Saturday shortly after Çavuşoğlu warned that Turkey would impose “harsh...

Erdoğan appoints celebrity theologian as YÖK member

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed Professor Nihat Hatipoğlu, a celebrity theologian who frequently appears on TV shows and is treated like a pop...

Opinion polls show contradictory results ahead of critical referendum

As Turkey campaigns for a critical April 16 referendum on constitutional amendments that would create an executive presidential system in Turkey, handing President Tayyip...

[VIDEO] Police chief who was purged over Gülen links beaten on street in Samsun

G.E., a former police chief in Samsun who was dismissed over alleged links to the Gülen movement following a failed coup attempt last year,...

BBP decides to endorse ‘yes’ vote in referendum, sparking unrest in party

The Grand Unity Party (BBP), one of the small parties in Turkey which is not represented in Parliament, has decided to support a constitutional...

ECtHR rejects suspended Turkish judge’s petition for failing to exhaust domestic remedies

An application filed by Kadriye Çatal, a Turkish judge who was suspended from her post in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt on...

Detention warrants issued for 102 people at Agriculture Ministry over Gülen ties

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has issued detention warrants for 102 people working at the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock over alleged...

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