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Piri to Bozdağ: Remarks not worthy of a minister of justice

As tension escalates between Turkey and the European Union, Kati Piri, the European Parliament's rapporteur on Turkey, on Saturday reacted to remarks by Turkish...

AKP submits package to expand Erdoğan’s power

Pressed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Saturday submitted to Parliament a 21-article package of constitutional reform...

Leaked email shows Albayrak’s effort to ban critical media to impact election results

As the leaked emails of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son-in-law Berat Albayrak, who also happens to be Turkey’s energy minister, reveal his impact on...

Danish PM expresses concern over media freedoms during Turkey visit

  While speaking at a press conference in Ankara on Saturday, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said he had expressed concerns to his Turkish...

Kılıçdaroğlu: We don’t know how many dollars Erdoğan and his kids have

In reaction to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s call for the nation to sell off foreign currency to prevent further depreciation of the Turkish lira,...

President Erdoğan: Turkey’s rise drives the West crazy

Amid growing criticism of Turkey from Western institutions over serious human rights violations, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed that the West is disturbed...

Italian judge refuses to drop money-laundering investigation into Erdoğan’s son

A Bologna judge has denied a request from prosecutors to terminate a money laundering investigation into Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son Bilal, with...

Journalism organizations stopped on way to Silivri Prison for solidarity event

Representatives from nine international and Turkish journalism organizations, including PEN International and Reporters Without Borders, were stopped on Saturday before arriving at Silivri Prison,...

Protestant pastor arrested in Turkey over links to Gülen movement

A court in İzmir on Friday ruled for the arrest of American pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, a 20-year resident of Turkey, on charges of...

Families outraged as Turkish court dismisses Mavi Marmara case against Israel

The families of victims of the Mavi Marmara aid flotilla were outraged after İstanbul's 7th High Criminal Court on Friday dismissed a case against...

51 academics from İstanbul University detained, Central Party leader on list

Turkish police on Friday detained 51 academics out of 87 at İstanbul University for whom warrants were issued over links to the Gülen movement. Central...

Justice Ministry, BTK fail to answer question on number of censored news portals

Turkey's Justice Ministry and the Turkish Telecommunications Authority (BTK) have been unable to respond to a question about the number of online news sites...

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