Erdoğan might end up in court if he loses election, says Swedish journalist
Swedish journalist and Turkey analyst Bitte Hammargren has said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan might end up in court on corruption charges if he fails to win...
Hamburg activists protest Turkish drone strike in Syria that killed media worker
Activists held a rally in Hamburg on Tuesday to protest the Turkish government over a drone strike in Syria that killed a driver and...
Ankara wants news outlet of Sweden-based Turkish journalists shut down for NATO bid approval
A news outlet based in Sweden has found itself in the crosshairs of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government due to its critical reporting,...
Netherlands links updating of customs union with Turkey to compliance with ECtHR rulings
The Dutch parliament has voted to make the modernization of the European Union customs union agreement with Turkey conditional on the release of two...
UK citizen recounts his abduction in Kenya by individuals allegedly linked to Turkish intelligence
Necdet Seyidoğlu, a UK citizen who was kidnapped on Friday by individuals allegedly connected to Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT), has recounted his terrifying...
VIDEO — Turkish women say husbands detained in Malaysia cannot be linked to ISIL
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The wives of three Turkish men who were detained by Malaysian police in Kuala Lumpur last week have said their husbands are not Islamic...
Georgian court extends imprisonment of Turkish educator Mustafa Emre Çabuk for 3 months
A Tbilisi court in Georgia has extended the imprisonment of Mustafa Emre Çabuk, who is the principal of Özel Demirel Collge in the country,...
Pakistan government violates UNHCR status by deporting Kaçmaz Family to Turkey
The repercussions of the deportation of Turkish teacher Mesut Kaçmaz (43) and his family by Pakistan government to Turkey on early Saturday, despite of...
EU’s counter-terrorism chief: EU does not deem Gülen movement as ‘terror organisation’
The European Union does not share Turkish government's view that the Gülen movement, which has been inspired by the teachings of the US-based Turkish-Muslim...
EP’s Harms: I have serious doubts about ECtHR’s attitude over cases from Turkey
Rebecca Harms, a member of the European Parliament and Co-President of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, has said that she has serious doubts about the...
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