Teacher Sökmen detained in Turkey after forced return from Myanmar
Muhammet Furkan Sökmen, a Turkish teacher working for two schools established by Gülen movement followers in Myanmar, was forcibly returned to Turkey despite his...
Report: PYD’s former leader Muslim detained in Prague
Salih Muslim, former co-chairperson of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) was detained in Czech capital Prague on Sunday, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news...
Int’l organizations decry Turkish court’s verdicts for Zaman journalists, calling them ‘perversion of justice’
International organizations including the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Committee...
Cellmate: Teacher abducted by Turkey’s MİT from Malaysia subjected to torture in Ankara
Alaettin Duman, a teacher in Malaysia who in 2016 was abducted by agents of the notorious Turkish National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) from Malaysia's capital...
Turkey detains, arrests people for Gülen links on basis of scant evidence: US report
Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government continues to detain and arrest Turks over alleged links to the Gülen movement, “often on the basis of...
Representatives of seized Turkish schools in Pakistan file appeal with Interior Ministry
Representatives of Turkish schools in Pakistan have filed a petition with the Pakistani Interior Ministry contesting the transfer of their schools to a Turkish...
Trump says no concessions to Turkey for detained American pastor’s release
US President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out agreeing to any demands from Turkey to gain the release of a detained American pastor and...
Turkish gov’t seeks extradition of alleged coup suspect Öksüz from Germany
Turkish government has decided to seek extradition of Adil Öksüz, who is the alleged prime suspect of a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, from...
Turkey requests Interpol Red Notice for NBA star Kanter on terrorism charges
The government of Turkey on Tuesday requested that Interpol issue a Red Notice for a Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter on allegations of membership...
EU aims for deal with Turkey to stem migrant flows to Cyprus: report
The European Union could work out ways to stem the flow of migrants from Turkey to Cyprus and other EU nations when it holds...
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