5 Turkish pilots who thwarted putschists in 2016 suspended, detained over Gülen movement links

Five pilots who played a critical role in foiling a controversial coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 have been suspended from duty,...

Turkey hails removal from int’l watchdog’s money laundering list

Turkey on Friday hailed its removal from the money laundering and terrorism financing watch list of global financial misconduct watchdog Financial Action Task Force...

Turkey’s ruling AKP sues HDP deputy Ahmet Şık for alleged insult

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) led by Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a lawsuit against pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)...

US prosecutor files draft decision for extradition of mother of Turkish teen involved in...

A draft decision submitted by a prosecutor in a US court is expected to lead to the extradition of Eylem Tok, the mother of...

Turkish government imprisons one more mother with her baby over links to Gülen movement

Turkish government, which has imprisoned 668 babies so far, has imprisoned one more mother together with her one-year-old daughter on Friday over her alleged...

Turkey’s rule of law index plummets to historic lows following 2016 coup attempt

Turkey’s rule of law metrics have fallen to their lowest levels since 1980 in the years following a July 15, 2016 attempted coup, according...

Report by Turkish newspaper on banning access to news story also banned by court

A report by Turkey's Cumhuriyet daily on a court decision to ban access to a previous story on a corruption case involving ruling Justice...

Turkish police once again waiting at hospital to detain Kayseri woman after childbirth

Turkish police have been waiting inside Kayseri-based Tekden Hospital to detain Zeynep Toptaş, who just gave birth to her child, over alleged links to...

Police chief dismissed by Turkish government dies of brain hemorrhage

Atanur Akat, a former police chief who was removed from his job with a post-coup government decree under a now-ended state of emergency over...

Turkish President Erdoğan says Trump shot Turkey in the foot

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday said the US has shot Turkey in the foot with its recent sanction decisions, underlining that Ankara...
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