Human rights groups: Malaysian authorities also to blame for Turkish educator’s torture
Malaysian human rights organisations Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) and Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) say Malaysian authorities violated international law by deporting a Turkish teacher to...
US working to improve ties with Turkey to secure Pastor Brunson’s release
The Trump administration is intensifying its efforts to improve relations between Turkey and the US to ensure the release of Pastor Andrew Brunson ahead of...
Turkish government’s long arm failed to abduct Gülen-affiliated teacher in Moldova
Turgay Şen, the general director of the Orizont High School in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau, has claimed asylum in the country in order to escape...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says Syria’s territorial integrity depends on maintaining distance from terrorism
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Syria’s territorial integrity depends on maintaining a distance from all terrorist organizations, a reference...
Kosovo parliamentary committee to probe abduction of six Turkish nationals
Kosovo parliament voted on Wednesday to set up a committee to investigate how six Turkish citizens were abducted and illegaly deported to Turkey in...
US prosecutors seek at least 15,5 years for Atilla in sanctions busting case
US prosecutors have asked a New York federal judge to sentence Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla to at least 15-and-a-half years in prison for...
Eurostat: 14,640 Turkish citizens claimed asylum in EU in 2017
A total of 14,640 Turkish nationals claimed asylum in the European Union countries last year, according to data compiled by Eurostat.
According to statistics released by Eurostat...
Turkish court seeks extradition of exiled journalist Arslan with fabricated murder document
The Turkish judiciary has prepared fabricated documents to assure the issuance by Interpol of a Red Notice for the extradition of veteran Turkish journalist...
COMMENTARY — Ashraf Ghani sold Afghan kids’ future to Erdoğan
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Turkey’s Islamist rulers have succeeded in twisting the arm of the Ashraf Ghani government, which eventually succumbed to pressure from the Turkish...
Award given to exiled Turkish journalist for story on victim of post-coup torture taken...
A journalism award granted to exiled Turkish journalist Bülent Ceyhan for a story about a teacher who died due to torture while in pretrial...
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