Deputy PM warns against 3 million refugees from Iran
A Turkish deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak said on Sunday in a live TV show that three million mostly Afghan refugees are getting ready...
Under gov’t pressure, Galatasaray expels football stars Hakan Şükür and Arif Erdem
As a result of pressure from the government to review yesterday’s vote not to expel renowned soccer player Hakan Şükür and Arif Erdem due...
Two police officers under suspicion released in Kemal Kurkut killing
Two officers who were detained after Kemal Kurkut was shot dead by police at Nevruz celebrations in the Bağlar district of southeastern Diyarbakır province...
Turkey summons Swiss counsellor over PKK rally in Bern
Turkey's Foreign Ministry summoned Swiss counsellor in Ankara on Saturday over outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) sympathizers' rally targeting Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...
65 civilians detained in 28 provinces over alleged coup involvement
A total of 65 civilians, including businessmen and housewives, were detained on Saturday as part of ongoing post-coup witch hunt targeting the alleged followers...
Bulgaria bans AKP deputy, Turkish bureaucrats from entering the country
As tension between Ankara and Sofia over the role of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government in upcoming Bulgarian elections persists, it has...
Erdoğan says doesn’t care if capital punishment torpedoes EU membership
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday that he does not care if reinstating the death penalty ends Turkey’s integration with the...
6 detained in Bingöl on terror propaganda charges on social media
Six people were detained in the eastern province of Bingöl on Thursday on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda from their social media accounts, according...
VIDEO — Pro-gov’t columnist says Turkey should bomb Pennsylvania to kill Gülen
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Fatih Tezcan, a pro-government public speaker and columnist, said in a video message he posted on social media on Saturday that Turkey should bomb...
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,...
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Throughout the year Turkey continued...