UN report details large-scale human rights abuses in Afrin under Turkish military control
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in a monthly report for June details large-scale human rights abuses in areas under...
Swedish athletes to be accompanied by security at European championships in Turkey
Swedish track and field teams will be accompanied by security during the European Athletics Indoor Championships, which will be held in İstanbul March 2-5,...
Turkey withdraws from the UN Climate Conference after disagreement
Turkish committee left the 23rd United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, after its proposals were rejected, Habertürk reported on Sunday.
According to...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrant for prominent US diplomat McGurk
Turkish government has issued a detention warrant for Brett McGurk, US Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State in...
AI launches campaign protesting trial of Turkish activists on trumped-up ‘terrorism’ charges
Stefan Simanowitz, Amnesty International’s media director for Europe, has launched a campaign on Twitter protesting the trial of AI Turkey Chair Taner Kılıç, Director...
Turkish jihadists form Iran’s Basij-like armed militia to fight against Erdoğan’s opponents
A group of Turkish radical Islamist jihadists have formed Iran's Basij-like militia organisation to fight against the opponents of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...
Turkey’s Grey Wolves share armed photo to threaten Kurds regarding Kirkuk
Deniz Güzelay, İstanbul Vice-Chairman of Grey Wolves, officially known as Ülkü Ocakları, and his two friends shared their photographs with automatic guns in social media...
Turkey’s İstanbul Municipality removes Trump’s name from metro underpass
The city council of İstanbul on Friday overwhelmingly voted to remove US President Donald Trump's name from a pedestrian underpass in the bustling business...
Turks living abroad relied on social media for earthquake news amid failure of regular...
Turks living outside their home country have relied heavily on social media for news about relatives who were affected by earthquakes that struck southeastern...
20 Turks face investigation on spying charges in Germany
A total of 20 Turkish citizens are facing an investigation on charges of spying on followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, according to a...
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