Turkish prosecutor to present testimony of new secret witness in Brunson trial on Friday
The testimony of two new secret witnesses will be presented by the prosecutor to a Turkish court during American pastor Andrew Brunson’s hearing scheduled...
Turks who voted for Erdoğan would be better off in Turkey than Austria, deputy...
A prominent member of Austria’s Freedom Party, the junior partner in the country’s coalition government, has said Turks in Austria who voted for Turkish...
Turkish government has issued entry bans for 162 German citizens since 2017
The Turkish government issued entry bans for a total of 162 German citizens from January 2017 to August 23, 2018, according to a report...
Turkey summons Swiss counsellor over PKK rally in Bern
Turkey's Foreign Ministry summoned Swiss counsellor in Ankara on Saturday over outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) sympathizers' rally targeting Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...
Turkish thug attacks demonstration for jailed 668 children in Germany’s Nuremberg
A Turkish thug has attacked a demonstration in Germany’s Nuremberg, held in solidarity with the children jailed along with their mothers in Turkey.
In a...
Brunson’s lawyer to appeal to ECtHR if house arrest, travel ban not lifted: report
İsmail Cem Halavurt, the lawyer for jailed pastor Andrew Brunson, who was transferred from pretrial detention to house arrest last month, said they will...
Opposition İYİ Party asks Turkish parliament to declare China’s treatment of Uyghurs ‘genocide’
Turkey’s right-wing opposition İYİ (Good) Party has asked the Turkish parliament to declare the Chinese treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority "genocide" in accordance...
Hannover added to list of German cities which ended sister city protocols with Turkish...
Hannover has been added to the list of German cities which have ended the cooperation with the Turkish cities in the framework of "sister...
UN calls on Turkey to promptly establish missing educator’s whereabouts
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on Turkey to promptly take all measures necessary to establish the whereabouts of a Turkish-Kyrgyz educator...
Turkish city decides to change name of ‘NATO Yolu Street’ as reaction to NATO
The name of "NATO Yolu Street" in Zile district of Turkey's Tokat province was changed to "Ata Street" by the Assembly of Zile Municipality...
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