Islam and politics
Female students top military university graduates
Female students have achieved top honors at all three schools of the National Defense University (MSÜ) for the first time.
İkra Kuyumcu, 23, graduated with honors from the air force academy, Ebru Eroğlu, 24, from the land forces academy and Şeyda Yıldırım, 22, from the naval academy.
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Three FETÖ suspects captured at Greece border
Twelve people, including three FETÖ suspects, have been apprehended while attempting to illegally cross into Greece from the northwestern city of Edirne, the Defense Ministry announced on Aug. 28.
The individuals were intercepted by Turkish border forces, the ministry said in a written statement.
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Türkiye arrests accomplice to primary suspect of FETÖ coup attempt
Turkish authorities have arrested three key suspects linked to the FETÖ terrorist organization, including one accused of aiding the escape of the primary suspect in the failed coup attempt in 2016.
Turkish president, Albanian PM discuss fighting terrorism
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday held a telephone conversation with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, and discussed bilateral relations and regional and global issues, Türkiye's Communications Directorate said.
Türkiye updates top security doc to include 'parallel structures'
Türkiye's top secret national security document, colloquially known as the "red book," now reportedly includes new measures to combat "parallel structurings within the state."
Over 500 suspects nabbed over FETÖ ties
Security units have apprehended 544 suspects over their alleged links to FETÖ, the group behind the 2016 failed coup, in a comprehensive operation spanning 62 out of the country's 81 provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced.
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Ankara sees cautious optimism in ties with US after F-16 deal
A deal between Türkiye and the United States on the sale of 40 new F-16s to the former creates a window of opportunity for further improving the bilateral ties should the latter show more respect to the Turkish sensitivities in combatting terrorism.
Erdoğan vows to prevent further coup threats
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Türkiye will prevent any future coup attempts similar to the one orchestrated by the FETÖ in 2016.
"July 15 [coup attempt] is the latest example of how much damage an impostor disguised as a teacher can do to our country. We cannot allow such a tragedy to happen again," Erdoğan said, referring to FETÖ's U.S.-based leader, Fetullah Gülen.
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445 police officers suspended over FETÖ links, reveals minister
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has revealed that 445 active police officers, allegedly affiliated with FETÖ, the group behind the 2016 failed coup, have been suspended pending further investigation.
Conviction based on app use violated Turkish teacher’s rights, European court says
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that a Turkish teacher convicted in 2017 of terrorism offenses had his rights violated because the case against him relied mostly on his use of an encrypted messaging application.