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287 lawyers jailed in Turkey since failed coup attempt in July

At least 287 lawyers are currently under arrest while detention warrants have been issued for 708 attorneys since a failed coup attempt on July...

[VIDEO] Cypriot goddess sculpture found in Aegean Sea

Archaeologists have discovered a sculpture of a Cypriot goddess that is said to be the biggest find in Turkish underwater history, in the Aegean Sea...

HDP spokesman: Militants travel from Raqqa to Ankara for $1,250

The spokesman for the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Ayhan Bilgen, said on Sunday that trips from Raqqa to Ankara have grown in number,...

Pro-Erdoğan media target pro-Davutoğlu paper for photo choice

The huge troll army supporting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the pro-Erdoğan media have targeted a daily that is supportive of former Prime Minister...

MHP Akseki district branch members resign in protest of party policies

Members of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) branch in the Akseki district of southern Antalya province have resigned from the party in protest of...

Another pro-Kurdish reporter arrested in Turkey

A Turkish court ruled for the arrest of a pro-Kurdish Dicle news agency (DİHA) reporter on Friday on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda for...

142 academics, journalists, writers call for release of Ahmet Türk

One hundred forty-two people comprising academics, journalists, writers and lawyers, among them Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk, called on the government to immediately release...

Court decides to release jailed journalist Mahalli

An İstanbul court on Friday ruled to release journalist Hüsnü Mahalli, who was arrested on Dec. 15 on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip...

19 including academics detained in Tokat over Gülen ties

Nineteen people including academics from Gaziosmanpaşa University were detained in the central province of Tokat on Friday due to alleged links to the faith-based...

AKP deputy mistakenly reveals he owns Twitter account of mysterious female deputy

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) İstanbul deputy and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's former driver Ahmet Hamdi Çamlı mistakenly revealed on Thursday that he...

Indictment seeks life sentence for Gülen’s nephew

An indictment prepared by an İzmir prosecutor seeks an aggravated life sentence for Mehmet Mezher Gülen, a nephew of Turkish scholar Fethullah Gülen, who...

Pro-gov’t daily claims CHP instructed by US ambassador to act against reform

The pro-government Yeni Şafak daily has claimed that Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has received instructions from US Ambassador to Ankara John...

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