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World intellectuals call on Turkish gov’t to end vendetta against freedom of expression

Fifty-four prominent international writers, academics, journalists and publishers have signed a statement calling on the Turkish government to end the vendetta it is waging...

Erdoğan’s advisor argues the US staged 9/11

  On the 15th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the US, an advisor of Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan argued in a...

Altan brothers denied access to lawyers as long holiday begins

Turkey’s renowned critical columnists, brothers Ahmet Altan and Mehmet Altan, still have no access to their lawyer even after spending two days in detention,...

[BREAKING] Turkish-Jewish businessman Ä°shak Alaton dies at 88

One of Turkey’s most highly renowned businessmen, İshak Alaton, passed away on Sunday. Alaton had founded Alarko Holding in 1954 along with his late partner...

Brother visits PKK leader in İmralı prison

The brother of Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), paid a visit to İmralı Island Prison in the...

US Embassy expresses concern over replacement of elected officials in SE

The US Embassy in Ankara on Saturday released a statement on its website expressing concern about clashes in Turkey’s Southeast following a government decision...

Pamuk: Turkey is rapidly becoming a state of fear

Nobel laureate novelist Orhan Pamuk on Saturday condemned the detention of prominent columnist brothers Ahmet Altan and Mehmet Altan, saying, “Turkey is rapidly becoming...

Turkey removes 28 mayors on terrorism charges

With authority vested by the state of emergency rule, the Turkish government removed 28 mayors on Sunday in the predominantly in Kurdish regions of...

206 arrested, 30 others detained over coup charges on Saturday

A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves being hunted down and...

Governor orders police to ignore traffic violations during Eid holiday

The Kocaeli Governor’s Office released a notice on Saturday to police officers in the city ordering them not to issue any tickets to drivers...

Ankara mayor claims US, Gülen plan artificial earthquake in İstanbul

Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek claimed in series of tweets on Saturday that external powers, including the US, are planning to trigger an artificial earthquake...

‘We won’t stop the witch-hunt’ AKP parliamentary group deputy chair says

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Çanakkale deputy and parliamentary group deputy chairman Bülent Turan has said the AKP government will not stop a...

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