Number of Turks Seeking Refuge in Greece Hits Almost Six Thousand
A total of 5 thousand 786 Turkish citizens have applied for obtaining refugee status in Greece, since 2016's failed coup attempt, Turkish media reported on Sunday.
Another Academic Detained After Conviction of ‘Insulting Erdogan’
Law professor Cenk Yigiter, one of the signatories of 'Academics for Peace' that opposed the government offensives on Kurdish-majority provinces, has been detained by the conterterrorism…
Journalist Gets Prison Sentence After Calling Erdogan ‘Dictator’
Syrian-Turkish journalist Husnu Mahalli has been handed down a 29-month prison sentence on charges of "insulting the president" and a 20-month sentence for "insulting government officials,"…
Top Auditor Discharged After Reporting Corruption
A senior official at Turkey's Court of Accounts, Fikret Coker, was dismissed from his position shortly after the top body issued 2017's audit reports, which exposed over 700 million TL worth…
Former Istanbul Governor Starts His Jail Time in Edirne Prison
Istanbul's ex-governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu handed himself over to the authorities at the Edirne courthouse on Wednesday in order to start serving his time for helping the Gulen movement,…
Turkish Inflation Surges to New 15-Year High
Inflation in Turkey surged to over 25 percent in October from the same period the year earlier, the highest annual rate for over 15 years, official statistics showed on Monday.
Turkish Court Orders Arrest of Iranian Mogul Zarrab for Illegal Renovation of Mansion
A Turkish court in Istanbul has ordered the arrest of Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab, who was until recently facing decades of prison sentence for evading U.S. sanctions on Iran in a New…
Turkey Claims Riyadh Sent ‘Cover-up Team’ After Khashoggi Murder
Saudi Arabia sent two experts to Istanbul with the specific aim of "covering up evidence after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi" at its consulate in Istanbul, a Turkish official said…
Turkey To Be Among Eight Countries Exempt from US Oil Sanctions on Iran
Turkey may become one of the eight countries, along with China, India, Japan and South Korea, to obtain waivers on Iranian oil imports from the United States (U.S.), according to a Bloomberg…
Court: ‘US Pastor Brunson Imposed Ideas of Terrorist Groups at Church’
A Turkish court released its detailed ruling on American pastor Andrew Brunson, whose detention in Turkey on "espionage" charges was responsible for a recent diplomatic crisis with the U.S.,…