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Parliamentary commission approves four articles of draft constitution

The parliamentary Constitution Commission on Tuesday approved four articles of a draft constitution prepared by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and supported by...

Police briefly detain journalist after targeted by pro-gov’t columnist

Police raided the home of freelance journalist Gökhan Özbek early on Tuesday and briefly detained him after Salih Tuna, a pro-government columnist with the...

Davutoğlu to sue people referring to his remarks on ISIL

Former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, who also previously served as Turkey’s foreign minister, announced on his official Facebook page that he would sue people...

Man turns girlfriend in over Gülen links after rejection of marriage proposal

A man in a small Aegean district of Turkey turned his girlfriend in to the police, alleging she is a Gülen movement sympathizer, after...

Turkish deputy PM: State of emergency to continue as long as necessary

A state of emergency that Turkey declared in the wake of a botched coup attempt in July is going to continue, with Deputy Prime...

2 more soldiers die, bringing total loss to 40 in operations against ISIL

With the death of two more soldiers injured in an attack on Wednesday carried out by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant...

[VIDEO] Turkish deputy PM tells some media to watch their step

Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş at a press conference on Tuesday expressed discomfort with reports on an Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL)...

Turkish government: No confirmed information on ISIL’s soldier burning claim

The first statement from the government regarding a video in which the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed to have burnt...

Reactions emerge against new constitution over fear of one-man rule

Following an agreement on Monday by Parliament's Constitution Commission on the first two articles of a new constitution, critics started voicing concern over one-man...

Detention warrant issued for 45 navy members over Bylock use

Police on Tuesday raided several locations across Turkey in line with detention warrants issued for 45 members of the Turkish Naval Forces for having...

Gülen followers responsible ‘even for bolts of lightning,’ Turkish professor says

A Turkish political science professor from Sakarya University said in a tweet on Monday that the Gülen movement is responsible for everything that happens...

[VIDEO] Pro-Erdoğan journalist: Gülen followers should be kept in camps, given food tickets

Cemil Barlas, a staunch supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and commentator for the pro-government A Haber TV, said during a program on Monday...

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