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Jailed journalist Ünal says indictment has lost validity as prosecutor suspended

Mustafa Ünal (51), a jailed veteran journalist and former Ankara bureau chief for the now-closed Zaman daily, has said since the prosecutor who indicted...

Turkish human rights lawyer to receive Thomas Dehler Medal for work on media freedom

Lawyer Veysel Ok, who has defended dozens of journalists in Turkey who were prosecuted for their work, is going to receive the Thomas Dehler Medal 2019,...

Anzac Day travel concerns raised for Australians after controversial Erdoğan comments: report

Concerns for the safety of Australians planning to travel to Gallipoli for Anzac Day are growing after controversial comments made by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in...

New Zealand to broadcast Islamic call to prayer to honor mosque attack victims

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that the Islamic call to prayer will be broadcast nationally following two minutes of silence on...

Qatar Airways buys Turkish Airlines, Swiss aviation expert claims

A Swiss-based pilot and aviation expert claimed on Twitter on Wednesday that Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker had announced the acquisition and a 49 percent...

New Zealand foreign minister to visit Turkey to confront Erdoğan’s comments on mosque shooting

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday Foreign Minister Winston Peters would travel to Turkey to “confront” comments made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

‘Godless, atheist’ Kurdish party members ‘fired bullets at mosque’: Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed that members of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), “a team of godless, atheists, nonbelievers” in his words,...

Turkey denies entry to 2 French Communist Party members

Turkish airport police on Tuesday denied entry to two French Communist Party members who wanted to attend festivities for Newroz, a celebration of spring’s...

ECtHR agrees to adjudicate Turkey’s appeal in Demirtaş case

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday announced that it would adjudicate an appeal lodged by Turkey to a previous ruling in...

Turkish president wanted to meet me in private, claims high-ranking ISIS militant

Abu Mansour al Maghrebi, a high-ranking militant of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group, claimed that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip...

Erdoğan threatens death if Western ‘enemies’ stage repeat of WWI

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan targeted elusive Western enemies on Monday during a ceremony commemorating the Ottoman victory at the Dardanelles during World War...

Dutch police looking for Turkish national as suspect in Utrecht shooting

Police in the Netherlands are searching for a Turkish national who they suspect opened fire on a tram, leaving at least three dead and...

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