CHP criticizes Turkish Education Ministry deal with foundation known for pedophilia case
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deputy Chairwoman and Bursa deputy Lale Karabıyık has criticized an agreement between the Education Ministry and the...
AKP deputy calls on Turkey’s religious officials to declare Gülen followers apostates
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) İstanbul deputy Metin Külünk has said Turkey’s top religious officials should declare supporters of the Gülen movement apostates,...
486 suspects appear in court in Turkey’s largest coup trial
Turkey’s largest trial relating to a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016 began on Tuesday at the Ankara 4th High Criminal Court.
A total...
Turkish gov’t appointed municipal trustee builds toilets over Armenian cemetery
A government-appointed trustee of Van’s Edremit Municipality has built toilets in an Armenian cemetery and a historical mound on a public beach, the t24...
Yet another woman detained in Turkey due to alleged Gülen links shortly after delivery
Sultan Çetintaş, who gave birth on Monday to her third child in the Turkish province of İzmir, was detained on Tuesday over alleged links...
Turkish prison guards force journalist Acar to undergo barber’s shears
Guards forced journalist Cihan Acar, who has been behind bars in Silivri Prison since July 29, 2016, to get a haircut against his will,...
Ankara slams US special envoy over remarks linking Turkey with al-Qaeda
The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Sunday slammed recent remarks by Brett McGurk, the US special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition against ISIL, for...
Germany wants Europe to suspend preparations for EU-Turkey customs union
The German government has asked the European Commission to suspend preparatory work on negotiations with Turkey for modernizing the EU-Turkey customs union because it...
‘Gen. Akar said acted early, disgraced,’ says Turkish coup pilot
Former Col. Uğur Kapan, who flew Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar and Maj. Gen. Mehmet Dişli from Akıncı Air Base to Çankaya...
Turkey detains 593 in one week in witch-hunt targeting Gülen movement
The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that a total of 593 people were detained in the past week as part of an ongoing...
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