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EU calls on Turkey to respect highest democratic standards, practices

The European Union on Friday reacted to the detention of Oğuz Güven, the Internet editor of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, calling on Turkey to...

[VIDEO] Turkey detains 3 Turks deported from Malaysia despite calls over torture risk

Turgay Karaman, İhsan Aslan and İsmet Özçelik, three Turkish nationals who were deported by Malaysia despite international warnings over the risk of torture, have...

Ankara police assault group protesting in solidarity with hunger strike academics

Newly emerged video footage shows the moment Turkish police used excessive force against a group of protestors who were standing vigil in solidarity with...

Pro-Erdoğan troll calls on gov’t to execute Gülen followers

Amid assassination concerns following the suspicious deaths of two people who allegedly fell from the balcony of their homes, a pro-Erdoğan Twitter troll named...

PM Yıldırım says Turkey won’t start a war with US over YPG row

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Friday that the US decision to provide arms to the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) would...

EP displays solidarity with educators on hunger strike in Ankara

President of the European Parliament’s Socialists & Democrats Group Gianni Pittella on Friday paid a visit to Turkish academic Nuriye Gülmen and elementary school...

Berlin says not informed of German reporter’s detention in Turkey

German officials said on Friday that Turkish authorities had failed to inform Berlin about the detention of Etkin News Agency (ETHA) reporter Meşale Tolu,...

Court orders exchange of children mistakenly switched at birth 4 years earlier

Two families have for the first time embraced their real children four years after two newborn babies were mistakenly switched at a hospital in...

Lawyer: Journalist traumatized by abuse, torture at Turkish police station

A female Turkish journalist who was in pre-trial detention for nine months has been subjected to inhumane and degrading treatment in police custody after...

CHP deputy provincial head in Bolu arrested over Gülen links

Eight people, including the Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy provincial chairman of Bolu province in northwestern Turkey, have been arrested over alleged links to...

Advisor says US should be thankful for Erdoğan’s goodwill, patience

Chief advisor to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and columnist İlnur Çevik has said the US should be thankful for Erdoğan's goodwill and patience in...

Erdoğan defies Brussels mayor: Let him stop me from participating in NATO summit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday slammed Yvan Mayeur, mayor of Brussels, for his remarks suggesting that he would not allow a small...

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