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Lira weakens to new low amid debates over referendum, Mosul

The Turkish lira dropped to a record low against the US dollar as debates over a shift from a parliamentary system to a presidential...

[BREAKING] Defense minister: Turkey joins Mosul operation

According to reports in the Turkish media the minister of defense made a statement on Tuesday evening announcing that Turkey would take part in...

KCK threatens trustees appointed to Kurdish municipalities

The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), an umbrella organization that encompasses the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has renewed its threat against trustees appointed to...

Erdoğan challenges Shiite militias: They should be prepared for what they will face

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan challenged Baghdad on Tuesday over the participation of Shiite militias in an operation to retake Mosul, saying Baghdad is...

HDP co-chair says some 90 deputies, mostly from AKP, knew about coup plans

Co-chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş has claimed dozens of deputies, mostly from the ranks of the Justice and Development...

PM says Turkey to hold referendum on presidential system ‘as soon as possible’

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said his Justice and Development Party (AKP) will try to ensure that a referendum on Turkey's switch to an...

CHP leader asks Bahçeli why MHP seeks to legitimize de facto executive presidency

The leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) has criticized the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) over its indirect support for a switch to a...

Government seizes 30 more companies over Gülen link

A Denizli court on Tuesday appointed trustees to 30 companies owned by 23 businessmen in the province over their alleged links to the faith-based...

17 judges and prosecutors arrested in İstanbul for ByLock use  

Seventeen judges and prosecutors who were recently detained as part of an operation against people using a smart phone application called ByLock were arrested...

MHP leader Bahçeli calls for referendum on switch to presidential system

Leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeli on Tuesday called for a referendum to decide whether Turkey should adopt an executive presidency,...

Security Directorate warns of possible ISIL attacks in 5 provinces

Based on intelligence from the country’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), Turkey’s Security Directorate General has sent a notice to police departments in Turkey’s 81...

Iraq warns Turkey against posing threat to its sovereignty

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi shared his concerns with foreign diplomats in Baghdad on Monday over Turkey's involvement in the escalation of tensions among...

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