Iranian activist facing deportation from Turkey fears torture and death penalty
Iranian citizen Maryam Shariatmadari, who went to Turkey on a tourist visa after receiving a prison sentence in Iran for protesting, was detained by...
22 killed as truck carrying migrants crashes in western Turkey
Twenty-two people, including children, were killed when a truck carrying migrants crashed in the western Turkish province of İzmir on Sunday, Turkey's state-run Anadolu...
Interpol cancels red notice for Turkish-German author Doğan Akhanlı
German-Turkish author Doğan Akhanlı, who was detained in Spain on an Interpol red notice after the Turkish government requested its issuance, will soon return...
Turkey tries to snatch Gülen supporters in Gabon
Turkey’s autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s long arm has reached to West African nation Gabon where four Turkish nationals who work at Hizmet-linked school...
SCF’s website blocked in Turkey
An Ankara court has ruled to block the web site of Stockholm Center for Freedom, an advocacy organization that promotes the rule of law,...
Survey: 79 pct of Turkish citizens support Turkey’s EU membership
A new public survey conducted by the Economic Development Foundation (İKV) has showed a rising trend in support for Turkey's membership to European Union...
Academic who suffered cardiac problem in prison denied treatment
İsmet Özçelik, a Turkish academic who was forcibly brought from Malaysia to Turkey in 2017 due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement,...
ECtHR sentences Turkish gov’t over university students’ Kurdish language complaint
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey was wrong to suspend or expel 7 university students who requested Kurdish language...
Greece accuses Turkey of provocation by pushing migrant boats into its territorial waters: report
Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi on Friday accused Turkey of trying to provoke his country by attempting to push boats carrying migrants into Greek...
Syrian Kurdish groups claim Turkish army hit village in Afrin with suspected gas
A Syrian Kurdish group and a pro-Kurdish monitoring group have claimed that the Turkish military carried out a suspected gas attack that wounded six...
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