Turkish Embassy personnel attack protestors in Pretoria
Security personnel from the Turkish Embassy in Pretoria pounced on members of the Turkey Solidarity Network (TSN) in South Africa, who were protesting the...
Greece stops 5 boats from Turkey carrying more than 120 migrants: report
Greece has prevented five boats carrying more than 120 people from illegally entering its waters in the eastern Aegean Sea from Turkey, The Associated...
Turkish court gives 9-year jail sentence to man for taking medicine to Gülen-linked hospitals...
A 60-year-old Turkish man, Abdurrahman Selçuk, has been convicted of terror charges and handed down a nine-year jail sentence by a Turkish court on...
Turkey’s top imam Görmez met Iraqi cleric who named in UN list as supporter...
Mehmet Görmez, the controversial President of Turkish Religious Affairs (Diyanet), met with Iraqi cleric who has been named as a supporter of al-Qaeda and...
Hakan Şükür to the NYT: I wouldn’t be so selfish to just defend my...
Hakan Şükür (46), who is now selling coffee in a bakery in Palo Alto, California, despite the fact that he is one of Turkey’s most...
19 including 15 guards of Turkey’s Erdoğan indicted for attacking protesters in US
Indictments have been issued for 19 people, including 15 members of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s security detail, for attacking protesters in Washington...
Turkish family faced abuse, violence and lies during forcible removal from Pakistan
A Turkish family of four that were unlawfully abducted in Pakistan and later turned over to Turkish security services in defiance of the UN...
Austria’s Chancellor Kern says Turkish ministers promote ‘abolishing democracy’
Austria will try to prevent visiting Turkish ministers from campaigning for a constitutional referendum on the grounds of public safety and because they promote...
Turkish court releases two Greek soldiers pending trial
A Turkish court has released two Greek soldiers, Aggelos Mitretodis and Dimitros Kouklatzis, pending trial on espionage charges in a case that has fueled...
Canada blocks arms exports to Turkey over misuse
Canada on Monday blocked military arms exports to NATO ally Turkey after a probe found Canadian drone technology had been misdirected for use in...
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