Survey: Over 65% in Turkey approve of jailing Pastor Andrew Brunson
Pastor Andrew Brunson (International Christian Concern) – A Turkish journalist with ties to the political elite has published the results of a poll in the Daily Hürriyet surveying public opinion about the More...
Turkey Coup fails, nearly 3000 arrested as PM Binali Yildirim says ‘it’s over’
Some 2,839 soldiers, including high-ranking officers, have been arrested after an attempted coup that is now over, says Turkey’s PM Binali Yildirim. The Prime Minister added that the a “black stain More...
Istanbul bomb blast kills at least 11, injures 36
At least 11 people have been killed and 36 others injured after a bomb attack on a police vehicle, Istanbul’s governor has said. The deadly explosion ripped through central Istanbul near a university and tourist More...
ISIS bombing in Turkey leaves at least 28 dead
At least 28 killed and 100 were injured in a ‘terrorist attack’ on Turkish town near Kobani, which is in southeastern Turkey, near the Syrian border. Two senior Turkish officials told Reuters they More...
US, Turkey partner to train ‘Syrian rebels’ to fight ISIS
Turkey and the United States signed an agreement Thursday to train and arm Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State group, said the U.S. Embassy in Ankara. The two countries have been in talks about such a pact More...
Turkey: Protesters rally against Joe Biden, signs say ‘Yankee Go Home’
Turkish protesters rallied against the visit of US Vice President Joe Biden, most waving banners saying ‘Yankee Go Home’. In Istanbul, Biden was set to speak on reducing the energy dependence on Russia and announced More...
Turkey mining explosion: death toll reaches 282, over 150 miners still missing
Rescue teams have recovered more victims from a coal mine in western Turkey, raising the death toll in Turkey’s worst mining disaster to 282, a government minister said Thursday. While Turkey searches for survivors More...
Besir Atalay, Turkish Deputy PM, blames Israel ‘Jewish Diaspora’ for civil unrest and protests
One of Turkey’s deputy prime ministers, Besir Atalay, tried to deflect attention from protests against Turkey’s Islamist government, blaming Jews and Israel. Days after the comments Atalay now blames the media More...
Turkey protests result in over 400 more arrests, government warns against more ‘illegal demonstrations’
Turkish police detained 441 people in connection with clashes in Istanbul on Sunday between police and demonstrators protesting against the government, an official at the city’s bar association said on Monday. Throughout More...
Turkey protests erupt into more chaos of tear gas, water cannons and fireworks
A central square in Istanbul erupted through Tuesday and into Wednesday in an unsettling, chaotic scene of tear gas canisters and water cannons from police met by fireworks, metal banging and defiant chanting from More...
Erdogan says Turkey protesters are walking ‘arm-in-arm with terrorism’
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has accused anti-government protesters of walking “arm-in-arm with terrorism” after three days of some of the most violent riots in decades. Hundreds of police and More...
Protests in Turkey worsen, spreading to 67 cities, targeting Tayyip Erdogan more directly PHOTOS
While the mainstream media appears have not noticed the massive riots in the streets of Turkey and the rage that has turned against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, PolicyMic published a collection of photos More...
Anti-government protests spread across Turkey, over 1000 arrested
After a brief lull on Saturday, widespread protests sparked off once more across Turkey as anti-government protestors came head to head with police. It all started with a peaceful protest over plans to redevelop More...
