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2 Turkish soldiers out of 8 who fled to Greece reapply for political asylum

Two members of the Turkish army out of eight who fled to Greece in a helicopter after a failed coup attempt on July 15...

Turkey suspends 12,801 police officers in latest purge

Turkey’s National Police Department announced late on Monday that it has suspended 12,801 more police officers, including many police chiefs, across 81 provinces over...

Islamic scholar Gülen dismisses accusations of a second coup

US-based Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has dismissed media talk about a second coup attempt and allegations of the involvement of his followers in...

Turkish court paves way for controversial mining project

A regional administrative court in Rize on Monday dismissed a petition from lawyers for residents and environmental organizations to suspend the construction of a...

Police detain 4 suspects in Gaziantep over links to ISIL

Turkish special forces and counterterrorism units raided three locations in the southeastern province of Gaziantep, detaining four suspects over links to the terrorist Islamic...

Opposition criticizes 3-month extension of state of emergency

Following an announcement by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government extending for three months a state of emergency put into effect in Turkey...

Turkish government extends state of emergency for another 3 months

The state of emergency will be extended for three months starting from Oct. 19, said Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş following the weekly Cabinet...

PM asks citizens for help in witch-hunt against Gülen sympathizers

Speaking to a group of small business owners in at Çankaya Palace on Monday, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım encouraged citizens to inform on...

11 PKK terrorists killed in Hakkari

Eleven Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists were killed on Monday during operations in the Farashing/Beytüşşebap region in the southeastern province of Hakkari, the state-run...

German delegation to visit İncirlik on Wednesday

After months of crisis between Ankara and Berlin, a German delegation will visit İncirlik Air Base in Turkey’s Adana province on Wednesday, the German...

Erdoğan calls on Muslim countries to unite against US 9/11 legislation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday urged Muslim nations to unite in solidarity against a newly passed law in the US that allows...

Detention warrants issued for 115 in Sakarya-based operation due to Gülen links

The Sakarya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 115 people across 27 provinces as part of an ongoing, government-led crackdown on...

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