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Deputy PM says Turkey to set up tent city for 80,000 refugees fleeing Aleppo

Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek said on Tuesday that Turkey will set up a tent city with a capacity of up to 80,000...

Police detain Syrian columnist Hüsnü Mahalli in İstanbul

Critical Syrian columnist Hüsnü Mahalli, who has been writing for Turkish newspapers for years, was detained on Tuesday night after pro-government media targeted him...

Turkey dismisses 2,341 doctors in post-coup witch-hunt

A total of 2,341 doctors have been fired from their jobs by way of government decrees that were issued under post-coup emergency rule, according...

Man who attacked pregnant woman in park arrested again

A man who was released on Monday after a brief detention for attacking a four months pregnant woman in a park in Manisa’s Turgutlu...

Turkish official says Turkey, Russia to meet on Wednesday on Syria’s Aleppo

Turkey is negotiating with Russia to open a corridor to evacuate Syrian rebel fighters and civilians from the remaining opposition-held districts of Aleppo, but...

Bomb-laden car roamed İstanbul for 12 hours before explosion

Police investigating car bomb and suicide bomber attacks on Saturday night that killed 44 people have discovered that the car involved in one attack...

[UPDATE] 2 deputies from pro-Kurdish HDP detained, one released

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies Çağlar Demirel and Besime Konca, who were detained in Ankara late Monday as part of investigations into alleged...

Veteran Turkish columnist quits writing columns amid media pressure

Fifty-nine-year-old veteran journalist Umur Talu has stopped writing columns, citing pressure on the media along with nationwide problems, ranging from high unemployment to civilian...

CHP’s Tanrıkulu: Package may allow Erdoğan 14 years in power

Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu says the package of constitutional reform proposals facilitating a switch to a presidential system of governance...

AKP deputy lists main opposition CHP among terror organizations

  Former speechwriter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Aydın Ünal listed the main opposition Republican People’s...

Court releases man who attacked pregnant woman in park

A Turkish court on Monday ruled to release a man who attacked a four months pregnant woman in a park in Manisa’s Turgutlu district...

CHP’s social media expert detained for tweet about İstanbul blasts

Mücahit Avcı, a social media expert working for the main opposition Republican People's Party(CHP), was detained on Monday due to a Twitter message he...

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