May 14th is the D-day in Turkey, it will mean a new President for the country. Early voting is already underway and it's looking like neck to neck as citizens gear up to choose their next leader. The Interior Minister in Turkey has made a damning claim saying that the West, particularly, the US is using the elections to stage a political coup in Turkey.

Turkey's Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu claims US' attempting political coup in Turkey

A Turkish court on Thursday jailed 337 former pilots and other suspects for life in one of the largest trials stemming from the bloody 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey announces life imprisonment for convicts in 'bloodiest coup' against Erdogan

Turkish police on Tuesday launched nationwide raids to detain 168 individuals suspected of ties to the group blamed for a 2016 coup attempt, state media reported.

Turkey orders arrest of dozens more over alleged coup ties

Turkish courts have so far handed jail terms to more than 2,000 suspects over the failed 2016 coup aimed at unseating President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a government minister said Thursday

Over 2,000 suspects given jail terms in Turkey coup trials: Minister

President Tayyip Erdogan said the United States should look at its own actions if it wants the return of an American Christian pastor who has been jailed in Turkey for suspected links to a 2016 failed coup

Turkey's Erdogan says US should look at its own actions if it wants jailed pastor freed

Sahin Alpay, a journalist in the now-defunct Zaman daily, is to be released under judicial control and confinement to his house

Turkish court rules to release jailed journalist Sahin Alpay: Report

Turkish authorities had on August 10 issued arrest warrants for 35 media employees accused of using the Bylock messaging app allegedly used by Fethullah Gulen to mobilise followers

Turkey: Nine journalists arrested for alleged links to Gulen

The protesters were demonstrating in support of two teachers jailed two months ago for going on hunger strike

Turkish police detain 61 protesters in Ankara

Yeliz Koray, editor of the Kocaeli Koz newspaper, had written a column criticising?the government for what she said was an overemphasis on the events of July 15 last year

Turkey briefly detains newspaper editor over column on coup: Newspaper

Turkish mobile phone users heard a recorded message from Recep Tayyip Erdogan while placing a call on the midnight of July 15

Erdogan's midnight voice message surprises Turkish mobile users

The Turkish president said suspects being tried on suspicion of involvement in last year's failed coup should wear uniform clothing like the notorious orange jumpsuits used at US military prison at Guantanamo Bay

Turkey coup anniversary: Erdogan threatens to 'chop off traitors' heads in speech

Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu?began the 25-day walk to protest the arrest of one of his MPs

Turkish opposition ends 25-day 'Gandhi March' with rally

The four suspects have face prison time for planning 'assassination' of the President and 'armed rebellion against the government'Turkey coup

Erdogan's Turkey targets opposition newspaper staffers over suspected coup links

The wide-ranging crackdown has led to discontent in Turkish society

Turkey sacks 107 judges, prosecutors over links to failed coup

In an interview, head of Germany's foreign intelligence, said Ankara had failed to convince it that Gulen was behind the failed coup

Germany supports group responsible for failed coup in Turkey: Erdogan's spokesman

Turkey has already fired or suspended more than 125,000 people, and formally arrested 40,000, since a failed coup last July

Turkey purges  4,400 more civil servants, including teachers and police

Merkel held tense talks with Erdogan seeking to repair a key relationship battered by a series of crises over the last months

Germany's Angela Merkel insists on protecting freedom of expression in meeting with Turkish President Erdogan

Turkey has been rooting out followers of the US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom it accuses of plotting last year's coup

Nearly 95,000 public servants sacked in post-coup purge: Turkey

In the latest government decrees published late on Friday, 2,687 police officers were dismissed

Turkey: Thousands fired in new wave of coup purges

Ankara argues the state of emergency is needed to eradicate the influence in Turkish institutions of the Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen

Turkey extends state of emergency by three months

Ankara blames the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen and his supporters for the coup bid in which more than 240 people were killed

Turkey coup probe: Around 15,000 civil servants, military and police officials dismissed

Turkey says that they were teaching in schools run by US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Erdogan blames for July's failed military coup

Pakistan: More than 100 Turkish teachers ordered to leave country in bid to 'please' visiting Turkish President

Nine other lawmakers of the same party were detained in the overnight operation

Turkey coup crackdown: Police detain pro-Kurdish party leaders

According to reports, 13 arrest warrants were issued for journalists and executives from the daily

Turkey: Opposition newspaper editor detained

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