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Turkish police seize passport of Communist party leader at airport

The passport of Erkan Baş, chairman of the People's Communist Party of Turkey (HTKP), was seized by Turkish police at an İstanbul airport on...

Pro-Erdoğan daily: New NATO drill in Mediterranean targets Turkey

The Star daily, a staunch supporter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Sunday said NATO has started a new military drill in the...

Turkey hopes high-level detentions serve Saudi Arabia’s internal peace

Turkey hopes to see the detention of princes, ministers and former ministers in a probe in Saudi Arabia serve the internal peace of the...

AI’s Eser: Whatever we faced will remain an absurd memory

Amnesty International’s Turkey Director İdil Eser, who was released on Oct. 26 with seven other human rights defenders after spending 135 days in jail,...

Turkish government seizes another company over Gülen links

A court in Antalya province on Saturday appointed trustees to the management of the Durmazlar Group over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement,...

Gabriel, Çavuşoğlu ‘talk difficult issues’ in Antalya

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Saturday met with his German counterpart, Sigmar Gabriel, in Antalya as both sides send signals of a desire...

EU calls on Turkey to respect standards of European Convention on Human Rights

The European Union on Friday reacted to the arrest by a Turkish court of civil activist and businessman Osman Kavala, calling on Turkey to...

US claims sanctions evader tried to advance Erdoğan’s interests

US prosecutors claim that Turkish Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab, charged in the US with violating sanctions against Iran, invoked ties to Turkish President...

Journalist Karaca sentenced to 31 years for slandering al-Qaeda-affiliated group

Samanyolu Broadcasting Group General Manager Hidayet Karaca has been sentenced to 31 years in prison by an Istanbul court on charges of membership in...

Court rules to keep award-winning human rights lawyer in jail

An Ankara court has ruled to continue the already year-long imprisonment of Murat Arslan, the last chairman of Turkey’s Judges and Prosecutors Association (YARSAV) who was awarded the...

23 more military members detained over alleged Gülen links

Twenty-three soldiers including 21 active-duty members of the military were detained on Thursday over suspected links to the faith-based Gülen movement, accused by the...

Turkish PM to visit US as Erdoğan makes threats over Zarrab case

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım is to pay a visit to the US Nov. 7 to 11 amid claims Reza Zarrab, a Turkish gold...

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