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AKP deputy chairman: Had it not been for July 15, no measure would have been possible against Gülen movement

Remarks made by Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chairman Yasin Aktay on Thursday sparked a debate over a "civilian coup" among Turkey’s remaining...

Local AKP politician mocks ‘suicides’ in prisons as death toll reaches 25

A local Justice and Development Party (AKP) politician in İstanbul mocked the increasing number of suspicious deaths of political prisoners in Turkey following a...

Child abuse cases triple in last decade in Turkey

As the world celebrates November 20 Children’s Rights Day, figures from the Ministry of Justice have revealed that child abuse cases have tripled in...

Another pro-gov’t daily to pay damages for fabricated story on Erdoğan’s daughter

The Güneş daily was ordered on Saturday to pay damages to an opposition deputy for publishing “fabricated” Twitter conversations of him with a journalist...

[UPDATE] Body of 6th miner retrieved from collapsed copper mine in Siirt

Search and rescue teams on Sunday retrieved the body of a sixth miner from a copper mine that collapsed in the province of Siirt...

[VIDEO] Turkish pop star Aleyna Tilki concert bombed with homemade explosives

Turkish pop star Aleyna Tilki’s concert in Diyarbakır’s Kayapınar district was 'bombed with handmade explosives' late on Saturday, Turkish media outlets reported. A video footage...

‘Erdoğan is hope of Mexican drug baron victims, too’

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) youth leader has said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the hope of children oppressed by drug barons in...

CHP leader slams controversial bill concerning rapists marrying child victims

Leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has harshly criticized a government-sponsored bill seeking to free more than 4,000 inmates...

Teacher arrested over Gülen links found hanged in Karabük prison

A middle school teacher who was expelled from his job and subsequently arrested over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement was found hanged...

Erdoğan says disillusioned with US policy during Obama’s term in office

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a TV interview that he has become disillusioned with US policy during the administration of outgoing US...

Court arrests 20 DBP members including Mardin provincial co-chair

Twenty out of 31 Democratic Regions Party (DBP) members in the southeastern province of Mardin who had been detained last week were arrested on...

36 Finance Ministry employees detained in anti-Gülen operation

Turkish police on Saturday detained 36 people working at the country's Finance Ministry after prosecutors issued detention warrants for 60 ministry employees over their...

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