Latest News from Turkey
Turkish police raid newspaper, detain editor-in-chief, head of broadcaster
Turkish police have launched a media operation to detain 31 people, including media figures and former police chiefs, simultaneously raiding addresses in 13 provinces across the country.
The raid on daily Zaman occurred at 7.15 a.m. local time, as supporters of the newspaper stood guard in front of the office building over rumors that such an operation would take place.
Turkish PM accuses main opposition leader of nepotism
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said he has two documents proving that the main opposition Republican People Party's (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu engaged in nepotism during his tenure as the head of the country's social security institution.
Key regulations become battleground as gov't moves to control judiciary
A new regulation has dramatically increased the power of Justice Minister over Turkey's top judicial body, while a top court has overturned a previous change in another key regulation that the Turkish government amended to counter the massive graft probe late last year.
US Congress removes Iraqi Kurdish parties from terrorist list: Official
The two leading Iraqi Kurdish parties have been removed from the United States terrorist list, a senior U.S. official has announced.
The Kurdistan Democratic Union (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) have been recognized as Tier III terrorist group under the Patriot Act of the U.S. since 2001, although both organizations are long-time U.S. allies.
Crvena Zvezda loses to Olympiacos in Athens
ATHENS - Crvena Zvezda lost to home team Olympiakos 64-59 (13-16, 14-12, 15-20, 22-11) in a Group D Round 9 match of the Regular Season phase of the 2014-15 Euroleague basketball tournament in Athens late on Friday.
The Serbian team suffered their fourth defeat in the group last night, while Olympiakos stands on top with eighth victories.
Luxury car purchased for Turkey's top cleric
A luxury vehicle has been purchased to serve as the official car of Turkey's top cleric, Hürriyet has learned.
Turkish Deputy PM see thaw in ties with Middle East
Turkey has moved to revive broken ties with Middle Eastern countries, including Syria, Egypt and the Gulf states, according to Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç, who stressed the "friendship and brotherhood" amid the ongoing crises in bilateral relations.
A conversation with Salih Muslim
The fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is unifying not only Baghdad and Arbil, but also the Kurds in Iraq and Syria, thereby creating a completely new Kurdish reality in the region.
Why TANAP is more important than the Turkish Stream
A surprising Russian proposal to construct a new natural gas pipeline from Russia to Europe via Turkey in order to bypass both Ukraine and Bulgaria is still one of leading issues being discussed in the relevant capitals.
Erdoğan poised fist to hit the blow to former ally Gülen
âTheir plans to arrest me were ready,â Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan said in his speech on Dec. 12 while hosting the Turkish Union of Chambers of Commerce (TOBB) in the new presidential palace in Ankara.
Erdoğan poised to land blow on former ally Gülen
âTheir plans to arrest me were ready,â Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan said in his speech on Dec. 12 while hosting the Turkish Union of Chambers of Commerce (TOBB) in the new presidential palace in Ankara.
Greek, Turkish FMs agree to joint Cyprus visit
The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey agreed on Friday to make a joint visit to Cyprus to hold talks with President Nicos Anastasiades in an effort to break the deadlock in the islands peace talks.
7 Bulgarian Nationals, 1 Czech Citizen Detained in Drug Bust
8 people have been detained for the unlawful production and distribution of drugs in a joint operation of Bulgaria's State Agency for National Security (DANS) and the Czech authorities.
Top Turkish court dismisses presidential palace appeal, architects’ chamber to take case to ECHR
Turkeyâs Constitutional Court has dismissed several appeals claiming the illegality of the new presidential palace construction in Ankara, prompting one of the applicants, the head of the Ankara branch of the Chamber of Architects, to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
President Erdoğan vows to finish off 'parallel structure'
President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan has again spoken out against the âparallel structureâ â a byword for the Gülenist movement â vowing to âoverthrow this network of treason and bring it to account.â