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Artist displays 440 pairs of high heels for Turkish women murdered in 2018

Turkish artist Vahit Tuna has mounted 440 pairs of high heels on the facade of a building on a busy Ä°stanbul street, to symbolize...

186 people sought in Turkey’s post-coup crackdown targeting Gülen followers

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of 186 people, including military members and ex-police officers, as part of a large-scale post-coup crackdown targeting followers of...

3 US law firms sue Turkish bank for providing terrorist support

Three US law firms have sued a leading Turkish participation bank on behalf of an American family for aiding and abetting terrorist activity, Washington-based...

Erdoğan aide claims Gülen movement a threat to American people

Fahrettin Altun, the head of Turkey’s Presidential Communication Directorate, said on Sunday that Fethullah Gülen, a US-based Islamic cleric, and his followers were a threat to...

Social media user gets 12-year prison sentence for insulting Turkish president

A court in the southeastern city of Van has handed down a 12-year prison sentence to a man for insulting President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan in his...

Opinion poll shows support for President ErdoÄŸan stands at 39.1 percent

A new survey showed public support for President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan would stand at 39.1 percent, while Ä°stanbul Mayor Ekrem Ä°mamoÄŸlu could garner 28.6 percent of...

Jailed Kurdish leader’s release blocked by court order for rearrest

The release from a Turkish jail of the former leader of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) was blocked after a court on Friday evening ordered...

Turkish youngsters skip school to join worldwide climate protests

Turkish schoolchildren on Friday participated in demonstrations in 15 provinces across the country in support of the Global Climate Strike taking place Sept. 20-27 launched by Swedish...

Locals loot Syrian shops after alleged child molestation in Turkey’s south

A mob attacked shops that belong to Syrian refugees on Thursday night after rumors circulated that an 11-year-old boy was sexually molested in Turkey’s southern province of...

Turkey orders detention of 74 military members in post-coup purge

The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday ordered the detention of 74 military members as part of a large-scale post-coup crackdown targeting followers of the...

Turkish prosecutor demands DemirtaÅŸ stay in jail due to new terrorism investigation

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched a new terrorism investigation into Selahattin Demirtaş, a jailed Kurdish politician, demanding the continuation of his incarceration, an...

Turkish coast guard rescues 14 migrants, searching for missing baby: report

The Turkish coast guard on Friday rescued 14 illegal migrants and a suspected human trafficker off Turkey's Aegean coast, but a search for a missing infant...

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