Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

The former head of Turkey?s top science body and two of its employees were detained on April 14 for hiring an employee with a fake diploma, amid allegations of illegal wire-tapping targeting senior government officials.

The Gölba?? Public Prosecutor?s Office in Ankara has completed its investigation into suspects detained in an operation launched on claims that they wiretapped and spied on figures including then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, demanding life sentences for 28 people.

Turkey?s top scientific body has rejected a local court?s request for evidence analysis, citing a lack of qualified specialists amid massive layoffs with allegedly political motives.

Turkey?s top scientific body has rejected a local court?s request for evidence analysis, citing a lack of qualified specialists.

Istanbul-based Bo?aziçi University has developed a new keyboard with Turkish letters, the university announced on Feb. 24.

The new keyboard is called the "E keyboard," and will compete with the previous F and Q keyboards for Turkish writers.

Phones used by top government officials are to be changed by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜB?TAK) after top officials suffered illegal wiretapping, Science, Industry and Technology Minister Fikri I??k stated on Feb. 18.

An alleged fraudster with familial links to the former science minister, who was arrested as part of a spying case involving the wiretapping of then-Prime Minister President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and other top state officials, received 423,000 Turkish Liras over two years during his employment at Turkey?s top science body.

An alleged fraudster with familial links to Turkey?s former science minister has been exposed as part of a probe into a spying case that encompasses wiretapping then-Prime Minister President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and other top-ranking state officials.

Four out of 11 suspects were arrested on Jan. 22 as a part of a vast espionage investigation, which includes allegations of illegal wiretapping of top ranking state officials, including the prime minister.

Two key suspects from Turkey's legal wiretapping body were detained on Jan. 21, as police staged an operation in six cities across Turkey as part of a vast spying case, which includes allegations of illegal wiretapping of top ranking state officials, including the prime minister.