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Detention warrants issued for 37 academics at İTÜ over Gülen links

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 37 academics at İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ) over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, which is...

[VIDEO] Turk at Dink commemoration apologizes for being late to share Turkish-Armenians’ grief

A Turkish woman attending a commemoration for Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who was assassinated in 2007, apologized for being late to share the grief of...

[VIDEO] Female opposition deputies hospitalized after brawl in Turkish Parliament

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputies Şafak Pavey and Melike Basmacı and pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Pervin Buldan were taken to...

[UPDATE] 1 more police officer arrested in connection to Russian envoy’s murder

A second police officer was arrested in Ankara on Thursday in connection to the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov, who was...

Wife of slain Turkish Armenian journalist: The state is the murderer

During a commemoration ceremony for slain Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink on the 10th anniversary of his assassination, his wife Rakel Dink said on...

[OPINION] Council of Europe faces a daring challenge from Turkey

  by Abdullah Bozkurt The Council of Europe (CoE), Europe’s largest intergovernmental body advocating democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, is facing a historic...

[UPDATE] Independent deputy handcuffs herself to lectern in Parliament protest

Independent deputy Aylin Nazlıaka, who was expelled from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) in 2016, handcuffed herself to the lectern in Parliament...

Erdoğan says freedoms gained through infrastructure projects

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday came up with a new definition of “freedoms” and said freedoms are gained through infrastructure projects such...

7-year jail sentence sought for journalist Mahalli on insult charges

An indictment prepared by an İstanbul public prosecutor seeks a jail sentence of up to seven years, three months for journalist Hüsnü Mahalli on...

95 rockets fired from Syria hit Kilis in 2016 leading to 25 deaths

A total of 25 people in the southeastern province of Kilis lost their lives due to 95 rockets fired by Islamic State in Iraq...

95 TSK personnel detained over use of smart phone application

Ninety-five out of the 243 Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) personnel for whom detention warrants were issued on Wednesday on charges of using ByLock, a...

PM Yıldırım says introduction of presidential system own project

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said he is the architect of a project that seeks to introduce a presidential system in Turkey, contrary to...

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