Turkey’s autocratic President Erdoğan removes ‘Republic’ from his title on Twitter account

Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has removed the words “Republic of” from “President of the Republic of Turkey” from his title on Twitter,...

Jailed CHP deputy denies Turkish President Erdoğan’s allegations about making confession

Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu, who has been in prison since June, has responded to claims made by Turkey's...

Turkish police seeking to detain 24 more journalists

As part of an investigation targeting people over the alleged use of a smart phone application known as ByLock, Turkish police are looking for...

Islamist extremists terror attack kills 20 at Turkish restaurant in Burkina Faso

Suspected Islamist extremists on Sunday opened fire at an upscale Turkish restaurant in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, killing 20 people, including a...

More Turks report stress, depression and anxiety in Erdogan’s Turkey

The escalating crackdown on fundamental rights and freedoms in an increasingly repressive regime of Turkey under the autocratic leadership of president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

İstanbul Police Chief calls on neighborhood guards to not hesitate to use weapons

İstanbul Police Chief Mustafa Çalışkan has called on the neighborhood guards to not hesitate to use their weapons when necessary, during a speech on...

Demirtaş says Turkish gov’t keeps HDP members in jail for early elections

Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party's (HDP) jailed Co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş has said HDP deputies are being kept in prison as part of a government...

Military report says prime Turkish coup suspect Öztürk was hostage at Akıncı Airbase

A report prepared by the Special Forces Command regarding a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016 says former Turkish Air Forces Commander and...

Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens main opposition leader with trial over links to jailed deputy

Turkey's autocratic President and the Chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday implied that main opposition Republican...

Turkish police break arm of Gezi Park victim’s mother while detaining her

Turkish police broke the arm of Gülsüm Elvan, the mother of Berkin Elvan, who was killed during the Gezi Park protests in 2013, while...
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