Chairman Akgün: Maarif Foundation works in framework of Turkey’s strategic priorities abroad
Birol Akgün, the chairman of the controversial Maarif Foundation, has stated in an interview to the state-run Anadolu news agency on Saturday that the foundation...
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...
CPJ calls on Turkey to find murderers of Syrian journalist, mother
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on the Turkish government to find those responsible for the murder of Syrian-American journalist Halla Barakat and...
German Bar Association: No rule of law in Turkey anymore
The head of the German Bar Association (DAV), Ulrich Schellenberg, said the rule of law no longer exists in Turkey, warning German lawyers about...
Turkey’s National Security Council says Iraqi Kurdish referendum illegitimate, unacceptable
Turkey’s National Security Council Meeting (MGK), which convened under Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ended late on Friday, has stressed that the Iraqi...
Pro-Erdoğan TV channel to be established in Germany with Turkish Embassy’s help
An Internet television channel called Z-23, which will promote Turkey's autocraticPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Germany, is...
Erdoğan praises Merkel for not criticizing Turkey’s policies
Amid tension between Berlin and Ankara, Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday that he was hopeful about Turkey’s relations with Germany...
More illegal arms imported from Turkey seized in Nigeria
Less than two weeks after operatives of the Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, busted a syndicate that smuggled over 1,000...
Security guards of Turkey’s Erdoğan again beat protesters during NYC speech
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The private security detail of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday beat up protesters who have allegedly caused a disturbance during a...
Erdoğan says Turkish people studying in West become voluntary agents
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said people who go to study in Western countries assimilate into their culture and become voluntary agents...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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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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