Fethullah Gulen

Main opposition Republican People?s Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has claimed there is a plot to close down his party, while stressing that Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu is unaware of the plot that has been hatched by a group within Turkey?s National Intelligence Organization (M?T).

Citigroup has sold its nearly 10 percent stake in Turkey?s Akbank for $1.2 billion, the U.S. lender said on March 5, its latest disposal of overseas assets to cut costs and boost profits.

New York-based Citi has been paring back in international markets in recent years, pulling out of retail banking inTurkey as well as long-established businesses such as Japan.

Former head of Turkey's police intelligence, Ramazan Akyürek, sent to prison over the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink

Former head of Turkey's police intelligence, Ramazan Akyürek, was sent to prison late on Feb. 27 over the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, according to police sources.
      

A high-ranking Turkish police chief has been detained in Ankara as part of the investigation into the 2007 murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.

Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdo?an on Feb. 25 questioned whether the Central Bank was under external influence, saying its interest rate policy was not suitable for the economy.
   

As the general elections to be held on June 7 loom, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an seems to have no intention of  loosening his grip on the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) - or on daily politics.

Miniskirts have once again become cannon fodder in Turkey?s culture war, with President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an personally diving into the issue during a speech on Feb. 25.

Turkish authorities on Feb. 25 launched a nationwide sweep targeting suspects accused of wiretapping top officials including President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, state media said.
      
The chief prosecutor's office in the capital Ankara issued arrest warrants for 54 people of whom 40 have been arrested so far, the official Anadolu News Agency reported.
      

A Turkish criminal court on Feb. 24 issued another arrest warrant for the U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen as a part of the probe into the ?parallel state,? in which 28 suspects have been arrested so far. The court also issued an arrest warrant for Emre Uslu, a columnist and a former police official.

A Turkish criminal court on Feb. 24 issued another arrest warrant for the U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen and columnist Emre Uslu, as a part of the probe into the ?parallel state,? in which 28 suspects have been arrested so far.