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Father of slain youth says son massacred, not a martyr

Salim Akbaş, the father of 19-year-old Berkay, who was one of 38 victims of twin bomb attacks in İstanbul on Saturday night, has said...

Germany advises citizens in İstanbul to stay at their hotels, indoors

In an updated travel advisory after twin bomb attacks in İstanbul on Saturday night, the German government has warned its citizens in Turkey to...

Turkey bans access to video-sharing website DailyMotion

At a time when Turkey is receiving widespread criticism for limiting freedom of speech and imposing censorship on the media, Turkish authorities have banned...

Defense minister says 22K sacked from Turkish military to date

The Turkish government has so far dismissed a total of 5,676 security personnel, including high-ranking generals, and 16,409 military students since a coup attempt...

Last 2 owners of pro-Kurdish news agency detained

The two remaining owners of the now-closed-down pro-Kurdish news agency JİNHA were detained on Saturday in Diyarbakır. The two women, Kader Gözüoğlu and Aycan Çakır,...

Detention warrants issued for 55 more in İstanbul over Gülen links

Detention warrants were issued on Saturday for 55 people in İstanbul, with police searching 57 homes, part of a wave of detentions in Turkey’s ongoing...

Man who attacked pregnant woman in park arrested

A man who attacked a four-months pregnant woman in a park in Manisa's Turgutlu district while the woman was doing fitness activities on Wednesday...

Turkey’s new economic stimulus fails to soothe currency woes

The Turkish government on Thursday announced long-expected economic initiatives including the establishment of a $73 billion loan fund, but the stimulus plan has had...

Owner, execs of pharma company detained on accusation of ‘being inspired by putschists’

İrfan Koç, the owner of the Onko Koçsel pharmaceutical company, was detained on Thursday over coup charges along with two other executives. According to the...

Nationalist daily Yeniçağ’s headquarters attacked in İstanbul

A group of assailants on Thursday evening attacked the headquarters of the nationalist Yeniçağ daily in the Yenibosna neighborhood of İstanbul. The newspaper said in...

AKP, MHP agree on constitutional amendment draft

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) have reached agreement on a constitutional amendment that seeks to introduce...

HDP questions Energy Minister Albayrak about Wikileaks emails

Amid the Turkish media’s self-censorship over the leaked emails of energy minister and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son-in-law Berat Albayrak, the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic...

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