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Turkey deports 5 Yemeni students for studying at Gülen-linked university

Turkish authorities have deported five Yemeni students at universities that authorities have recently shut down over links to US-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who...

Turkey bans math textbooks due to questions including Gülen’s initials

Turkey’s paranoia over the Gülen movement has reached new heights with the government banning mathematics textbooks due to questions involving the initials of Islamic...

Top court prosecutor calls for overturning acquittal of 7 Balyoz suspects

The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office of Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals, which has released its opinion on former military members who stood trial for...

47 including military officers, deputy governor arrested in anti-Gülen investigations

Forty-seven people including military officers and a deputy governor were arrested in separate operations targeting the faith-based Gülen movement in İstanbul and Ankara on...

Nigeria gives Turkey 7-day ultimatum for release of its 50 students

The Nigerian House of Representatives has given the Turkish government a seven-day ultimatum to release 50 Nigerian students who were recently detained in Turkey...

Motorcycle bomb attack near İstanbul police station injures 5

A violent explosion caused by a motorcycle loaded with explosives took place near a police station in İstanbul’s Yenibosna neighborhood in the afternoon hours...

PM Yıldırım says Turkey’s military presence in Iraq to continue

One day after Iraqi Prime Minister warned Turkey that it may cause a regional war by maintaining a military presence in Iraq, Turkey's Prime...

Bomb attack kills at least 20 in Atma refugee camp

At least 20 people were killed and many were injured on Thursday in a suicide attack by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant...

US State Department: Turkey must respect Iraq’s sovereignty and territorial integrity

US State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner on Wednesday urged Turkey to respect Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity soon after the Iraqi prime minister...

Turkish prosecutor discredits Gülen movement to counterparts in 121 countries

  Chief Public Prosecutor of Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals Mehmet Akarca has sent letters to prosecutors in 121 countries around the world explaining the...

Defense for Turkish-Iranian gold trader argues for dismissal of US sanctions case

Attorneys for Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian citizen who is charged with violating US sanctions against Iran, argued on Wednesday that the charges should be...

Turkey mulling attack on US-based cleric: Report

According to a report published on Oct. 5 in The Huffington Post, Turkey could be planning an attack on US-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen,...

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