Turkish Justice Minister Gül says trials of Gülen followers to be concluded by end...
Turkish Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül has said he thinks the trials of followers of the Gülen movement, which is accused by the Turkish government...
Turkish, Swedish delegations hold talks in Ankara about Turkey’s extradition requests
A delegation from the Swedish justice ministry met with a delegation from its counterpart in Turkey on Wednesday to discuss Turkey’s requests for the...
Jailed post-coup victim judge dies after ICU hospitalization
A former member of Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals who was disbarred in the aftermath of a failed coup and subsequently jailed due to...
Turkey’s earthquake victims still unable to meet basic needs 7 months on: report
Many of the victims of two devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey in February are still unable to meet their basic needs for water and...
213 face detention in separate investigations over Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants for 213 people in separate investigations based in Ankara and İzmir on allegations of links to the Gülen...
370 lawyers jailed, 967 others investigated since July 15
At least 370 lawyers have been jailed, while 967 others have been investigated either over alleged involvement in a coup attempt on July 15,...
Two members of Turkish folk music band seek asylum in France
Two members of Turkey’s famous left-wing protest music group, Grup Yorum, are now seeking asylum in France, according to a report by Euronews on Saturday....
Slain captain’s wife refuses to shake hands with Turkish army chief Akar
Sevim Üçöz, the widow of a captain who was killed in a terrorist attack in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, refused to shake hands with...
COMMENTARY — Did Erdoğan dispatch warships to Myanmar?
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Turkey’s Islamist rulers have not only spread fabricated news and planted false stories in the Turkish media, which is now pretty much...
Ankara police use excessive force to detain 30 in anti-gov’t protests over Erdoğan rival’s...
Police in Ankara detained at least 30 people on Friday, including students, a journalist and a lawyer, during a protest over the arrest of...
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