Erdoğan daily: NATO plans to attack Turkey in 2018
The Yeni Şafak daily, a staunch supporter of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the government, on Sunday said NATO plans to attack...
Turkey’s Deputy PM Bozdağ claims Zarrab case baseless, political
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ has claimed on Sunday the case against Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian gold trader who has been charged in...
Turkish prosecutor launches investigation against US’ Bharara, Kim, others
The İstanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into the Acting US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) re, former...
Turkey’s Erdoğan says NATO enemy chart made by ‘vile’ people
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday said a NATO enemy chart incident was caused by vile people, adding that the issue cannot...
Gülen-inspired JWF reiterates its call for int’l community to establish a committee to investigate...
The Journalist and Writers Foundation (JWF), affiliated with the Gülen movement, that has been widely and systematically persecuted by Turkish government, has called inter-governmental organisations...
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...
Turkey’s Erdoğan withdraws Turkish troops from NATO drill in Norway
Turkey has withdrawn its troops from a NATO military drill in Norway after Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that his...
US investigating whether Flynn discussed ways to free Turkey’s Zarrab
A new phase in the US special counsel’s investigation into former national security advisor Michael Flynn may have just begun with the release from...
US commission discusses Turkish gov’t crackdown on dissent, US citizens
The US Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), aka the Helsinki Commission, held a hearing on Wednesday on the victims, including US...
ECtHR sets Dec. 5 as deadline for Turkish gov’t defense over jailed journalists
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has set December 5, 2017 as the deadline for Turkish government to submit its defense in cases...
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