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[UPDATE] HDP deputy Yıldırım released after brief detention in Adıyaman

Behçet Yıldırım, a deputy from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who was detained at Adıyaman Airport in eastern Turkey on Monday morning, was...

358 arrested, 785 detained last week over coup charges in Turkey

According to a tally by Turkeypurge.com, at least 358 people have been arrested and 785 others detained in the past eight days on charges...

Local governor’s office cancels MHP deputy’s meeting to announce ‘no’ vote in referendum

The local governor's office in Denizli's Pamukkale district canceled a meeting at a Public Education Center to which opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) İstanbul deputy...

Mother with 6-month-old baby detained in Balıkesir, sent to Tekirdağ for interrogation

Ayşe Büyükgezici, the mother of a six-month-old baby boy, was reportedly detained in Balıkesir over alleged links to the Gülen movement and sent to...

Conflicting reports arrive from Koruköy, blockaded by Turkish military

Thirty-nine people have been detained, three killed and two lost in the village of Koruköy, which has been under military blockade since Feb. 11,...

HDP to apply to ECtHR for Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ

The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is preparing to apply to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on behalf of Co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş...

Erdoğan accuses naysayers in referendum of ‘ignorance’

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused those who oppose a constitutional reform package seeking to introduce an executive presidency in Turkey of ignorance, claiming...

German press groups call for release of Die Welt reporter detained in Turkey  

German press organizations have called on Turkish authorities to release Die Welt reporter Deniz Yücel, who was detained in Turkey on Feb. 17. Yücel, the...

Doctor commits suicide after suspension from post due to Gülen links

A doctor who was removed from his post at the İzmir-based Katip Çelebi University hospital last Friday as part of an ongoing crackdown on...

20 former military officers detained over ByLock use

Twenty former Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) officers were detained on Saturday across 10 provinces over use of a smart phone application known as ByLock. The...

[UPDATE] HDP deputy Aslan released from detention in Mardin

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Mehmet Ali Aslan, who was detained in the Midyat district of southeastern Mardin province on Saturday as part...

Erdoğan: We will concentrate all power in one person

Continuing his referendum campaign for an executive presidency in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday that the new system would concentrate power...

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