Detention warrants have been issued for 63 former intelligence personnel and senior members of Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) who had connections with the staff as part of an investigation launched in 21 provinces throughout Turkey, …
Turkey has freed 1,200 soldiers detained after the failed military coup, a top prosecutor said on Saturday, in its first major release of suspects amid global criticism of the crackdown, AFP reports. Those released were …
The national currency of Turkey fell a record amount against the backdrop of a failed coup attempt, mass dismissals in the army, courts and prosecutor's office. The lira dropped to 3.08 per the US dollar after the S&P rating …
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged Turkey to restrict a state of emergency imposed after a failed coup attempt to only the truly necessary length of time, and to end the measure as quickly as possible. …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a three-month state of emergency on Wednesday as part of an escalating response to last week’s failed military coup. Erdogan said the aim was “to be able to …
Europe will have to respect the choice of Turkish people, if the death penalty is restored in the country, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. "We have been knocking on the EU door for the past 53 …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that he learned about the July 15 failed coup attempt from his brother-in-law, as he added that he didn’t want to believe the news when he first heard of …
An Ankara court on Wednesday remanded chief military aide of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan into custody for his alleged links to July 15 coup attempt, a judicial source said, Anadolu reported. …
Turkey’s Defense Ministry says that an investigation has been launched with regard to all military judges and prosecutors as a part of the ongoing probe into the failed July 15 coup attempt, Hurriyet reports. On July 15 evening, …
It is not known whether Russian business will want to restore serious projects
After a failed military coup in Turkey the relations between Ankara and Washington cooled sharply. The issue of extradition of the Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen, who lives now in America and who is considered the mastermind of …
The Turkish Council of Higher Education demanded the resignation of 1,577 deans at various universities, Turkish Sabah newspaper wrote July 19. According to the newspaper, the reasons for this demand have not been disclosed. …
Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council has cancelled the licenses of over 20 media outlets, the Anadolu Agency reported July 19. Reportedly, the decision was made over the military coup attempt in the country. …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he addressed the nation via FaceTime because the national TV broadcast was not reaching people's televisions. Speaking through a CNN Turk anchor who held her phone so …
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said quick action by Turkey’s central bank and other agencies has helped calm financial markets after an attempt by members of the military to unseat President Recep Tayyip …
The US government said Monday (July 18) that it has lifted its ban on flights from Turkey to the US, which it issued over the weekend in the wake of a bloody failed coup attempt in the country. The Federal Aviation …
This year’s mid-summer has become outstanding not only due to its unusual heat, but is also untypically rich with political turmoil: in just five days, from Thursday July 14th to Sunday July 18th, the world was shaken by several tragic ...
Former Turkish Air Force General Akin Ozturk has taken the responsibility for participation in organizing military coup in the country, NTV channel reported July 18 from Justice Palace in Ankara. “I began to act …
Turkey’s parliament has been evacuated over reports an attack was imminent – just days after the country was plunged into chaos by an attempted coup. The building in Ankara was put into lock-down over the terror …
The Turkish police raided the Incirlik airbase where the US-led coalition's jets are based, local media reported. Local newspaper, Hurriyet quoted informed sources as reporting that the Turkish …
