Germany says Brexit deal could serve as model for Turkey for its ties with...
Germany's top diplomat Sigmar Gabriel has said a "smart" Brexit deal may serve as a model for relations with other non-EU states including Turkey....
Turkish gov’t removes directional signs for Trump Towers Mall in İstanbul
In response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Turkey on Friday removed directional signs to Trump...
Major says no one in Erdoğan assassination attempt trial has links to Gülen
One of 37 officers who are standing trial on charges of taking part in an assassination attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a...
Turkish university cancels former Turkish PM Davutoğlu’s conference
İstanbul’s Marmara University has surprisingly cancelled a conference that was to feature Ahmet Davutoğlu, former prime minister of Turkey, Hürriyet reported on Thursday.
Davutoğlu was...
Son of jailed former MP calls on top court to prioritize father’s petition
The son of Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a renowned human rights activist and former member of the Turkish Parliament who was expelled from the legislature...
Turkish gov’t critic arrested shortly after his release
A Turkish court on Saturday morning ordered the rearrest of Alparslan Kuytul, chairman of a religious foundation in Turkey, after the prosecutor appealed a...
Erdoğan says Turkey could suddenly launch operation against KRG
Amid an ongoing crisis over the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) decision to hold an independence referendum on Monday despite opposition from Turkey and the...
Erdoğan claims the target is not himself but Turkey, Islam
Turkey's political Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday called on people to be alert to foreign plots including the currency crisis, underlining that...
At least 122 people killed in traffic accidents across Turkey during Eid al-Adha holiday
At least 122 people were killed in traffic accidents across Turkey during the extended 10-day long public holiday on the occasion of Aid al-Adha,...
Translator at US Consulate in Adana arrested on terror charges
Hamza Uluçay, a translator who has served for long years at the US Consulate in the southern province of Adana, has been arrested on...
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