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TurkStat: 10 pct increase in children brought to police stations in 2016

According to data from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat), the number of children who were brought to police stations increased by 10 percent in...

French journalist arrested in Turkey for ‘supporting terrorist organization’

French journalist Loup Bureau has been arrested in the southeastern Turkish province of Şırnak on charges of aiding and supporting a terrorist organization, dihaber...

Key coup suspect denies meeting Gülen and involvement in putsch

Kemal Batmaz, one of the key suspects in a coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016, has denied meeting with US-based Turkish Islamic scholar...

Pro-Erdoğan journalist claims former Zaman executive tied to Turkish intelligence since 2012

Cem Küçük, a staunchly pro-government journalist known for his attacks on government critics on social media, has said former Zaman daily executive and columnist...

Turkey’s justice minister: Giving muftis authority to perform marriages is a secular move

Turkey's Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said on Sunday that a recent government move to give authority to muftis – Muslim legal experts who are...

Turkey’s central bank raises year-end inflation forecast to 8.7 percent

Turkish Central Bank Governor Murat Çetinkaya on Tuesday raised the inflation forecast for end-2017 to 8.7 percent from the previous 8.5 percent. Speaking during a...

[VIDEO] HDP continues nationwide protest in İstanbul park

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies gathered at a park in İstanbul's Kadıköy district as part of a series of protests that will continue...

CHP criticizes Education Ministry deal with foundation known for pedophilia case

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Deputy Chairwoman and Bursa deputy Lale Karabıyık has criticized an agreement between the Education Ministry and the Ensar...

Turkey’s plan to purchase S-400 missiles from Russia concerns Pentagon

Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said on Monday that Ankara procuring an S-400 anti-missile system from Russia concerns the Pentagon. “Our only concern about it...

Gov’t appointed municipal trustee builds toilets in Armenian cemetery

A government-appointed trustee of Van’s Edremit Municipality has built toilets in an Armenian cemetery and a historical mound on a public beach, the t24...

US sends more weapons to YPG despite Ankara’s objections

The US has sent 100 more truckloads of weapons to the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and People’s Protection Units (YPG), which Turkey...

Yet another woman detained due to Gülen links shortly after delivery

Sultan Çetintaş, who gave birth on Monday to her third child in the Turkish province of İzmir, was detained on Tuesday over alleged links...

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