German financial police raids Ziraat Bank branch in Frankfurt
Germany’s Financial Police reportedly raided Frankfurt based Ziraat Bank AG three weeks ago, on suspicion of making irregularities in low interest loans over Germany...
Turkey’s Erdoğan issues a veiled threat of killing each and every Jew amid Jerusalem...
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Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has issued a veiled threat on Monday of killing each and every Jew with a shocking reference to apocalyptic...
Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog bans Can Dündar’s news website again
The Özgürüz news website, run by prominent Turkish journalist Can Dündar, who has been living in self-imposed exile for a while now, was cut...
Sweden’s Kurds fear NATO deal with Turkey has sold them out: The Guardian
Turkey’s approval of Sweden’s NATO accession has led to fears among the Nordic country’s sizeable Kurdish community, who say the agreement might have come...
NATO to put democratic backsliding in Turkey on its agenda
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in a speech at the European Parliament (EP) revealed that the alliance will put democratic backsliding in Turkey on its...
KRG council says no postponement of independence referendum
The Kurdistan High Council for the Referendum said on Saturday that rumors of postponing a referendum for independence to be held in northern Iraq...
Turkish gov’t slams US remarks on Turkish military operation in Afrin
The Turkish government on Wednesday characterized US remarks on the UN’s Syria cease-fire resolution as “baseless,” claiming that the US has failed to recognise...
Reza Zarrab says he paid bribes to get out of Turkish jail after Dec....
Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian gold trader, who has been testifying at the trial of a Turkish bank executive in a New York federal court,...
OIC member states convene at Turkey’s invitation to denounce Quran burning, Islamophobia
Upon the invitation of Turkey, members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) convened in Jeddah on January 31 to condemn the recent burning...
Turkish police officer Korkmaz denies any affiliation with Gülen movement during Iran-sanctions trial
During his cross-examination on Wednesday, Hüseyin Korkmaz, the former deputy head of the İstanbul Police Financial Crime Department, who has been testifying in a...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2022. Authoritarianism continued to gain ground...
Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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This report focuses on how illegal pushbacks by Greek authorities have devastating consequences on Turkish asylum seekers upon their return to Turkey.
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