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Slain prosecutor’s daughter: My father was not with Gülen movement

The daughter of former Bursa public prosecutor Seyfettin Yiğit, who allegedly committed suicide in a prison bathroom on Friday morning after he was put...

Gülen calls Turkey’s crackdown on dissidents ‘dark pages’ in history

In videotaped remarks to the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, US-based Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen denounced the Turkish government's crackdown on dissidents, including...

Turkish troops, PKK militants killed in clashes in Southeast

Three Turkish soldiers and four terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members were killed in clashes on Saturday as the military launched a major operation...

Report: Former police chief’s son arrested after father claimed Turkey supported ISIL

  According to a lengthy news story by Nafeez Ahmed based on the arguments of a resigne Turkish police chief, Turkey deliberately supported Islamic State...

CHP report: Gov’t violations exceed Sept. 12 coup era practices

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has violated more rights during the state of emergency declared five days after a July 15 coup attempt...

Istanbul woman says attacked on bus for wearing shorts -VIDEO

A young nurse in İstanbul has told Turkish media that a man attacked her on a bus on Monday for wearing shorts. Twenty-three-year-old nurse Ayşegül...

10 ISIL terrorists gearing up for attack detained in Istanbul

İstanbul police raided a location on Friday that had been turned into a terrorist cell by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)...

PKK kills 3 soldiers in Hakkari

Three Turkish soldiers were killed on Saturday during clashes between the military and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists in Hakkari province. According to Turkish media,...

Union calls for delayed school opening after teacher purges by gov’t

With only days to go until the new school year kicks off, education unions are calling on authorities to consider a delay in the...

Traffic fatalities reach 60 in Turkey before end of Eid holiday

A total of 60 people died and 371 injured in traffic accidents across Turkey as of seventh day of Eid al-Adha holiday which will...

Turkey sees record rise in mosque construction in last decade

  A total of 8,985 new mosques were constructed in Turkey between 2005 and 2015, data from the country's top religious body has revealed. According to...

Corruption prosecutor jailed for Gülen links found dead in prison

A 47-year-old public prosecutor who was put behind bars following a foiled coup on July 15 in the western province of Bursa as part...

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