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Turkey sees 10 percent increase in gun ownership in first quarter of 2017

The number of licensed guns possessed by civilians in Turkey numbered 338,052 as of the end of March, indicating a 10 percent increase in...

[VIDEO] Turkish women say husbands detained in Malaysia cannot be linked to ISIL

The wives of three Turkish men who were detained by Malaysian police in Kuala Lumpur last week have said their husbands are not Islamic...

Turkish justice minister says will focus on Gülen, not Zarrab, in US

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said a visit to the US that will start on Sunday would focus on the temporary detention of Turkish...

Justice minister: 149,833 investigated, 48,636 arrested since July 15

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ on Saturday said 149,833 people have been investigated and 48,636 have been jailed as part of an investigation targeting...

Turkey jails 3 more journalists on terrorism charges

Despite calls from international media organizations to release jailed journalists in Turkey, three more Turkish journalists have been arrested and jailed on charges of...

UN concerned about detention of 3 Turks in Malaysia

The UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia on Friday expressed serious concern about the arrest in Malaysia of three Turkish nationals on security-related...

Turkish gov’t dismisses 107 more judges and prosecutors

Turkey’s top judicial body, the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), has dismissed 107 more judges and prosecutors over alleged ties to the...

Berlin won’t allow expat vote in Germany on reinstating death penalty in Turkey

Germany said on Friday it would not allow Turks in its territory to vote in any Turkish referendum on the reintroduction of the death...

Turkish court rejects appeal against Wikipedia access ban

An Ankara court on Friday rejected an appeal by the Wikimedia Foundation for the removal of a ban in Turkey on the online encyclopedia...

Amid controversy ex-President Gül says won’t enter active politics

Former President Abdullah Gül has reiterated once again that he will not return to active politics and does not take seriously a recent proposal...

Jailed Die Welt journalist says has no place to be extradited to, wants a fair trial

Jailed journalist Deniz Yücel, who works for the German Die Welt newspaper and has been kept in pre-trial detention in Turkey since Feb. 27,...

Detention warrants issued for 202 more over Gülen links

Detention warrants were issued for a total of 202 individuals on Friday that targeted alleged followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, which is accused...

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