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Kılıçdaroğlu: President Erdoğan afraid to be put on trial

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on Wednesday that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wants a constitutional amendment package to be...

Prosecutors launch probe into columnist Bekir Coşkun over article on referendum

An investigation has been launched into Sözcü daily columnist Bekir Coşkun over one of his articles about an upcoming referendum on constitutional amendments extending...

Pro-Kurdish DBP district co-mayor detained in house raid

Serhat Çiçek, co-mayor of Siirt's Gökçebağ district from the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), was detained following a police raid on his house on Wednesday. Along with...

[VIDEO] Ottoman heir: Parliamentary system in Turkey always harmed leaders like Erdoğan

Nilhan Osmanoğlu, the great granddaughter of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, said on Wednesday that she will vote "yes" in an upcoming referendum in...

Jailed HDP co-chair: Erdoğan, Davutoğlu must also be tried for talks with PYD

Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ said during a hearing on Wednesday that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and former Prime Minister Ahmet...

Turkey’s media watchdog restricts broadcasting of ‘breaking news’

Turkey’s Supreme Council of Radio and Television (RTÜK) has restricted the broadcasting of "breaking news" on Turkish television during a state of emergency currently...

Report: Gov’t wielding press accreditation as threat to foreign journalists in Turkey

Although infringements on freedom of the media and the arbitrary imprisonment of scores of Turkish journalists have been widely reported and criticized worldwide in...

[VIDEO] Once praised district governor arrested over Gülen links

Kadir Güntepe, the former governor of the Beytüşşebap district of southeastern Şırnak province, was arrested on Wednesday on charges of using ByLock, a smart...

Governor says İstanbul is safe, except for terror threat

The governor of İstanbul, Vasip Şahin, said on Wednesday that Turkey’s largest city is very safe except for the threat of terror. Speaking to the...

HSYK suspends 7 judges, prosecutors over ByLock use

The second chamber of the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) has suspended seven judges and prosecutors for their use of a smart...

Justice minister says only 30 journalists jailed in Turkey

Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has said there are only 30 journalists in Turkey's prisons and that some jailed individuals may have wrongfully presented their...

Greek court says Turkish officers must stay in custody

A Greek court has ruled that eight Turkish officers seeking asylum in Greece must remain in temporary police custody even though Turkey's request for...

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