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AKP nominates controversial figure for member of parliament from Van

Osman Nuri Gülaçar, who was detained in an investigation into al-Qaeda’s Turkey operation in 2009, has been nominated for member of parliament by the...

OSCE report: Most media outlets in Turkey associated with ruling AKP

"The media landscape comprises numerous broadcast and print outlets, most of which are considered to be associated with the ruling political party," said the Office...

İnce vows to appoint ambassador to Syria if elected

Republican People’s Party (CHP) presidential candidate Muharrem İnce responded to journalists’ questions on his way to Bolu province on Tuesday, promising to appoint an...

Şimşek accepts AKP’s decision to leave him out in upcoming elections

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek, who has not been nominated for member of parliament by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) for the...

Erdoğan’s advisor says opposition candidates’ participation in elections is sign of democracy

İlnur Çevik, one of the chief advisors of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has said the participation of İYİ Party leader Meral Akşener and...

Mavi Marmara victim files compensation suit against Turkish Finance Ministry

One of the victims of a 2010 Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara humanitarian aid ship has filed a lawsuit for compensation against the...

Erdoğan signals economic sanctions against Israel after elections

Amid a diplomatic row between Ankara and Tel Aviv over the killing of more than 60 Palestinians last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Report: Maltreatment, torture in Turkish prisons continue unabated

A report prepared by the Prison Commission of the Platform for Free Lawyers (ÖHP) has revealed that torture, maltreatment and rights violations are continuing...

Court rejects request for release of HDP presidential candidate Demirtaş

An Ankara high criminal court has rejected a request for the release of pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş from jail...

Several current ministers excluded from AKP candidate list for parliament

As Turkey’s political parties on Monday submitted their candidate lists to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) for the June 24 general election, it has...

Famous economist says Turkey’s bankruptcy has already begun

Economist and financial historian Russell Napier argued that Turkey’s bankruptcy has already begun, in a recently published interview with Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung. He...

Another journalist sentenced to 7.5 years on terror charges

The Ankara 26th High Criminal Court on Monday handed down a seven year, six month sentence to journalist Kazım Canlan after he was convicted...

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