Turkey’s Erdoğan ‘hopes’ Afrin to be captured ‘by this evening’
Speaking at the 46th meeting of neighborhood heads, or muhtars, at the presidential palace on Wednesday, Turkey’s autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he...
Cellmate: Teacher abducted by Turkey’s MİT from Malaysia subjected to torture in Ankara
Alaettin Duman, a teacher in Malaysia who in 2016 was abducted by agents of the notorious Turkish National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) from Malaysia's capital...
Kosovo bank reportedly freezes accounts of alleged followers of Gülen movement
As a new stage of persecution of Turkish nationals affiliated with the Gülen movement in line with the oppression of Turkish government led by...
JWF report shows tremendous increase in number of asylum seekers from Turkey
A new report released by the New York-based Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) shows a tremendous increase in the number of asylum seekers from Turkey and urges...
Trump: American pastor standing trial in Turkey ‘a totally innocent man’
An American pastor standing trial in Turkey on allegations of aiding terrorist groups is “a totally innocent man,” US President Donald Trump said on...
Report: Turkish gov’t orders gang to assassinate alleged members of Gülen movement in Denmark
The Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ordered a criminal gang in Denmark to assassinate alleged members of the Gülen movement, according...
Turkish President Erdoğan’s spokesman tells US congressman to ‘shut up’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s spokesperson has slammed a US congressman who urged on social media no congratulations for Erdoğan’s June 24 election win,...
4,329 Turks applied for asylum in Germany in first 6 months of 2018
A total of 4,329 Turkish citizens applied for asylum in Germany in the first six months of this year, according to the country’s Interior...
US congressional negotiators agree to prohibit F-35 delivery to Turkey
The US Senate and House of Representatives have come together on a $716 billion defense spending report that would prohibit the transfer of F-35...
Nationalist opposition suggests Turkish gov’t seize Trump Towers in retaliation for US sanctions
Turkey's nationalist opposition İYİ Party spokesperson Aytun Çıray has said the Turkish government should retaliate against recently imposed US sanctions on two Turkish ministers and “seize...
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