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Erdoğan’s advisor says executive presidency to remain on agenda even if rejected in vote

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's chief advisor Mehmet Uçum has said even if the Turkish people reject a constitutional reform that seeks to introduce...

[VIDEO] Erdoğan says Gülen followers in Turkey will not enjoy right to life

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has been waging a relentless war against followers of the faith-based Gülen movement in Turkey for the past...

Police detain picnicking teachers over coup involvement

Seven teachers were detained while having a picnic at an İstanbul park on Tuesday over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government...

FM Çavuşoğlu says foolish acts of Europeans increased ‘yes’ vote in referendum

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said he recently told his European counterparts that foolish acts on the part of Europeans have increased the...

4 former parliament speakers call for ‘no’ vote in referendum in joint declaration

Four former speakers of the Turkish Parliament, Kaya Erdem, Hüsamettin Cindoruk, Hikmet Çetin and Hüsamettin Cindoruk, issued a joint declaration on Tuesday in which...

Indictment against Cumhuriyet journalists finalized on 156th day of arrest

İstanbul prosecutors have finally prepared an indictment for Cumhuriyet daily journalists and executives who were arrested in November 2016 on charges of supporting several...

HRW examines what constitutional reforms mean for human rights situation in Turkey  

Turkey will hold a referendum on April 16, 2017, on constitutional amendments that would change the structure of governance in the country from a...

3 soldiers killed, 5 injured in land mine explosion in Şırnak

Three soldiers were killed and five others were injured when a mine believed to have been planted by outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists...

Detention warrants issued for 41 Court of Accounts employees over Gülen links

An Ankara prosecutor has issued detention warrants for 41 employees of Turkey's Court of Accounts due to their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...

Gov’t suspends judges who released journalists

Turkey’s Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) has suspended the three judges who on Friday released 21 journalists after eight months of pre-trial...

Zarrab’s new lawyers seek to resolve case with Trump administration, Erdoğan

Two prominent lawyers added last week to the legal team of Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian businessman who is awaiting trial on charges of violating...

Governor announces free transportation for Erdoğan’s rally in Adana

Amid opposition reactions to government use of the state bureaucracy and local municipalities to stage rallies for an April 16 referendum, Mahmut Demirtaş, governor...

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