Almost all journalists jailed in Turkey were detained on a number of criminal charges, their profession was ‘irrelevant’
The suspects were detained in mid-December when the corruption scandal first erupted
Erdogan blocked access to Twitter late March, but a court ruling lifted the ban two-weeks later
Access to Twitter is expected to be restored in the coming hours
Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled that the ban violates rights to free expression and demanded that access is restored
The Turkish prime minister has one big and very effective weapon: the myth that he has no alternative
The latest online leak comes after a number of audio recordings were posted on social media sites, one allegedly of Erdogan himself
The government has accused cleric Fethullah Gulen of concocting a graft scandal to compromise Erdogan and his government
Interior Minister Efkan Ala played down the mass purge of police and prosecutors, which came in the wake of a probe launched on Dec. 17
Much of the press is in no position to capitalize on the scandal by taking a more robust line with Erdogan’s government
Turkey needs to restore a perception of tranquility for the sake its responsibilities in the region
Last year was full of setbacks in Turkish foreign policy, considering the tension between Turkey and many Arab countries
The troubling trend of a 'deep state' in Turkey has flourished despite the recent graft probe of the country's government
Turkey’s Cumhuriyet newspaper reported that two of the ministers whose sons were detained had accepted over $60 million in bribes
Turkish authorities sacked thousands in response to the corruption investigation
Those who are defeated dream of a savior coming even from afterlife. They exalt Salaheddine who died before 900 years and they carry the pictures of ...
Opposition looks unable to prevent Turkish PM’s plan to put appointment of judges further under government control
President Abdullah Gül is due to meet with PM Erdogan over a plan to restructure judiciary
Erdogan and his government’s unaccountable behavior stems from a strong hope that people will approve their legitimacy
We too readily assume that everything has two sides and that it is our duty to be on one or the other
The military complaint came as Erdogan’s government is weakened by a wide-ranging corruption investigation
Dozens of people have been detained and the prime minister was forced to reshuffle his government
Erdogan reiterated his view that forces in Turkey and abroad are conspiring to oust him from power.
The tycoon’s arrest came a day after President Hassan Rowhani publically ordered his government to fight “financial corruption”
Complaint comes as Erdogan deals with corruption probe
Turkey’s financial markets tumbled due to political instability as a corruption probe targeted several key allies
In an episode of “Kelime Oyunu” (“Word Game”) a contestant was asked to guess a six-letter slang word for someone who takes bribes
Ruling party questions motives of Turkish people tweeting in English and claims its part of global conspiracy
Stewardship of the economy has long been the premier’s most impressive boast
The opposition Cumhuriyet daily predicted an “earthquake” as investigators turn their attention to an NGO connected to the premier's son Bilal
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