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[BREAKING] Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu cancels referendum speech in Netherlands

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu canceled his Netherlands campaign program for an April 16 referendum in Turkey after the Dutch government announced last week...

UN official says state of emergency measures target criticism, not terrorism, in Turkey

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein has voiced concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in Turkey, saying that measures...

Int’l academics launch petition campaign for release of jailed professor Gözaydın

More than 300 academics from around the world have launched a petition campaign demanding the release of prominent professor and social scientist İştar Gözaydın,...

ECtHR to take up journalist Alpay’s case with priority

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided to examine an application filed by jailed journalist Şahin Alpay's lawyers for the release of...

Detention warrants issued for 142 across 32 provinces over Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for a total of 142 people across 32 provinces due to their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen...

Coup suspect commander says he learned from TV that he was actually sent to kill Erdoğan

Pilot Col. Murat Dağlı, who was the İzmir 3rd Army Aviation Regiment commander and the first pilot of a helicopter that allegedly carried a...

Post-coup victim judge succumbs to cancer after release from prison

Mehmet Tosun, a 29-year-old Turkish judge who was expelled from his job and subsequently arrested over alleged involvement in a July 15 coup attempt...

[VIDEO] Pro-Erdoğan gang leader threatens European countries with violent protests

Sedat Peker, a convicted gang leader and staunch supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said in a video that he can organize violent protests...

Turkish PM calls coalition selection of PYD as Raqqa partner unfortunate

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım told reporters on Tuesday that the selection of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) as a partner in the...

Turkey’s foreign minister: I am going to Germany, and no one can stop me

Amid strained ties over the cancellation of referendum rallies hosted by Turkish ministers in Germany, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said before his departure...

Turkish author receives suspended jail sentence over Kurdish daily support

Prominent Turkish author Murat Uyurkulak on Tuesday received a suspended 15-month sentence for standing in for a day as editor-in-chief of a pro-Kurdish daily...

Former MHP deputy Akşener: Government might cancel referendum

A former deputy and candidate for leadership of the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Meral Akşener said on Tuesday that she is concerned about...

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