Fethullah Gulen

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeli has lashed out at President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an for ?fabricating? assassination claims targeting his daughter in order to pave the way for her entry into active politics.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has directly challenged an anti-government social media whistleblower for the first time, albeit by mentioning neither his real name nor Twitter handle.

A parliamentary motion asking for an inquiry into the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) activities inside Turkey has been rejected by the votes from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

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.

Columnist Emre Uslu, a former policeman, rejects claims that he is behind the much-speculated on Fuat Avni account.

An Istanbul court late Feb. 14 ordered the arrest of 17 of 21 police officers detained with charges of illegal wiretapping and espionage.

The officers were accused of being members an organization, engaging in espionage and attempting to topple the Turkish government.    

The judge released four other officers, but they were banned from leaving the country.

A Turkish prosecutor has described the ?parallel structure? led by U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen as an ?armed terror organization,? citing the Balyoz (Sledgehammer) case, in which allegedly Gülenist police and judiciary members had cracked down on army officers with the same accusation.

The Turkish government is determined to eliminate the phrase ?minority? in social life, regardless of whether it exists in international legal documents, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said at a gathering with opinion leaders from the country?s non-Muslim minorities.

Turkey has ranked 149th out of 180 countries in Reporters Without Borders' world press freedom index, climbing five places in one year due to the release of a number of journalists, despite mounting criticism against the government's approach to freedom of expression and the media.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has thrown a new curveball by explicitly expressing his opposition to the resignation of Hakan Fidan, the head of the National Intelligence Organization (M?T), from his post to run for parliament.