Report: Maarif Foundation to contribute radicalism, exacerbate Muslim-Christian tension in African countries
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has aimed at to replace the positive contributions of the schools opened by the Gülen (a.k.a. Hizmet) movement in Africa to...
Greece has adopted illegal border push-back for Erdoğan critics
In a breach of European Union (EU) and international laws, Greek government appears to have adopted a policy of push-backs of Turks seeking asylum from...
US calls on Turkey to cease human rights abuses, restore democracy
A member of the Delegation of the United States to the UN Human Rights Council in an address during the organization’s 37th session in...
AKP deputy chairman says he was deported from Germany
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chairman Mehdi Eker said on Thursday during a televised program that he was deported by German police from...
PACE’s UEL Group urges for the rights of elected Members of Parliament of Turkey...
Tiny Kox, the leader of the Group of the Unified European Left at the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) has sent a letter to...
Kyrgyz school alumni offer $1 million reward for location of missing educator
The alumni of a prestigious network of schools in Kyrgyzstan whose president went missing on the evening of May 31 and is feared to...
14-year-old boy caught in suitcase while trying to flee Turkey’s post-coup witch hunt
A 14-year-old Turkish boy, identified by his initials S.K., was detained in a suitcase in Turkey’s northeastern border province Artvin while he was on...
Germany signs 5 weapons deals with Turkish gov’t in 4 months
While weapons trade between Germany and Turkey has decreased compared to previous years, it has come to light that the German government made five...
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...
European leaders condemn Turkey’s actions in Mediterranean
European leaders are set to strongly condemn Turkey’s “illegal actions” toward Greece and Cyprus in a blistering denunciation to be released on Thursday that...
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