Erdoğan slams Europe and US, says will continue to crack down on their ‘agents’
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed Germany, the Netherlands and the US for denying him and his ministers the opportunity to deliver...
COMMENTARY — Erdogan’s confidante who led armed Islamist group operating in Sweden via UETD
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Metin Külünk, a close confidante of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is the man who is in charge of clandestine operations in...
UN report details extensive human rights violations in Turkey during protracted state of emergency
Routine extensions of the state of emergency in Turkey have led to profound human rights violations against hundreds of thousands of people – from...
22 refugees drown when boat sinks off Turkish coast
Twenty-two refugees including seven children drowned on Friday after a boat capsized off the Turkish coast, Agence France-Presse reported, citing local officials.
The victims’ nationalities...
Second round of presidential election well run, but restrictions created unlevel playing field: int’l...
The second round of the presidential election in Turkey was well run, but media bias and ongoing restrictions to freedom of expression created an...
France Judicial Union urges Macron to require Erdoğan to release jailed lawyers
The France Judicial Union has sent a mail to French President Emmanuel Macron, who is going to host Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
EP’s Harms: I have serious doubts about ECtHR’s attitude over cases from Turkey
Rebecca Harms, a member of the European Parliament and Co-President of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, has said that she has serious doubts about the...
US Human Rights Report: Turkish gov’t restricts int’l travel for tens of thousands of...
The Turkish government has restricted foreign travel for tens of thousands of citizens accused of links to the Gülen movement or involvement in a...
European judges association, Belgian law firm, NGO take Turkey’s alleged crimes against humanity to...
A law firm and two nongovernmental organizations advocating human rights and the rule of law have sent a communication to the International Criminal Court...
CSU leader Seehofer demands EU cut financial aid to Turkey
Horst Seehofer, leader of the Christian Democratic Union’s (CDU) Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), has asked Brussels to cut off European...
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