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Voting under way in Parliament, 4 amended articles approved

In a second round of votes the Turkish Parliament on Wednesday night passed the first four articles of a controversial 18-article package that amends...

Veteran actor says Bahçeli may be held hostage by alleged sex tape

As many wonder why opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli has lent support to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in his efforts to...

Account of arrested Altan brothers’ sister frozen by bank

A bank account belonging to the sister of two jailed Turkish intellectuals, Mehmet Altan and Ahmet Altan, has been frozen, according to a tweet...

HRW says president aiming for one-man rule, calls on Parliament to reject system change

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement on Wednesday saying that by means of changes to the constitution proposed in the Turkish Parliament, President...

[OPINION] Will Turkey host or generate refugees in the future?

Okan Bulut Since the domestic conflict erupted in Syria in 2011, more than 2.5 million Syrians have found refuge in Turkey. Throughout the last five...

KılıçdaroÄŸlu conveys ‘concerns’ to Bahçeli over constitutional reform package

Leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Wednesday visited Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli to express his...

Indictment seeks up to 10-year jail sentences for 28 journalists

An indictment prepared by an Ä°stanbul public prosecutor seeks 10-year jail sentences for 28 journalists, most of whom worked for media outlets affiliated with...

Reina gunman says gave up staging attack in Taksim due to heavy security

Abdulkadir Masharipov, the prime suspect in a Jan. 1 massacre at the Reina nightclub in Ä°stanbul who was arrested in a police operation on...

Detention warrants issued for 243 military officers over ByLock use

Detention warrants have been issued for 243 officers in the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) on charges of using ByLock, a smart phone application that...

Photo exhibition coordinator detained in connection to Russian ambassador’s murder

The coordinator of a photo exhibition at an art gallery in Ankara where Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov was killed in December has...

Kılıçdaroğlu says AKP trying to cover up corruption with constitutional amendment

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said on Tuesday that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is trying to cover...

[VIDEO] Gülen says he could be blamed for assassination of an MHP, CHP politician

US-based Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen said on Monday that the possible assassination of an important politician from either the Republican People's Party or...

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