Turkey’s Erdoğan vows to pursue Gülen movement followers who ‘escaped the sword’
Amid an ongoing witch-hunt targeting the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday said he would not end his campaign...
Turkish military: One Turkish soldier killed in Afrin operation
The Turkish military stated on Sunday that one soldiers was killed during an operation in the Afrin region of Syria. The military stated on Saturday...
Kurdish media reports that Yezidis in Afrin afraid of a genocide by Turkish military
Members of the Yezidi (Ezidi) community in the Kurdish-run enclave of Afrin of northwest Syria told the news outlet Kurdistan24 on Saturday that they are concerned...
Report: PYD’s former leader Muslim detained in Prague
Salih Muslim, former co-chairperson of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) was detained in Czech capital Prague on Sunday, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news...
Turkey’s Erdoğan promises to honour a little girl with the flag, if martyred
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Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has promised on Saturday to honour a young girl with the Turkish flag if martyred, during a speech...
Erdoğan says global anti-Turkey propaganda will not succeed, slams US
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed on Saturday that a global anti-Turkey propaganda based on lies would not be successful.
"Launching a worldwide war...
COMMENTARY — Erdoğan’s personal troubles complicate Turkey-US ties
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The number one concern for Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan while meeting with visiting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Feb....
Kurds claim convoy of 30-40 vehicles hit by Turkish army in Syria’s Afrin belong...
The Turkish Armed Forces bombed a convoy of 30-40 vehicles allegedly belonging to the PKK/KCK/PYD-YPG and alleged ISIL militants during military operations in Syria’s...
HRW says Turkish military failed to avoid civilian casualties in Syria’s Afrin
A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has showed that the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) appear to have failed to take necessary precautions to avoid...
Berlin says Turkish gov’t released another German citizen from jail
The German Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that another German citizen jailed in Turkey has been freed, a week after the release of German-Turkish...
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