Interpol denies reports Turkey’s access to database blocked
Interpol on Wednesday denied reports claiming that the international police organization blocked Ankara’s access to its database after Turkey last year attempted to upload...
Turkey sends note of protest to Germany over anti-Erdoğan installation
Turkey sent a diplomatic note to Germany on Tuesday protesting an installation by artist Philipp Ruch depicting Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan along...
BfV: MİT is after Turkish dissidents in Germany
Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) is collecting intelligence on Turkish dissidents and the outlawed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Germany, according to the...
Turkey’s justice minister says Gülen followers take Christian names in order to infiltrate Western...
Turkey’s Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said on Monday that followers of Gülen movement, change their Turkish names in order to infiltrate into the institutions...
Germany warns Erdoğan not to give speech at Turkish consulate
Berlin warned Turkey on Monday not to hold any rallies at Turkish missions in Germany due to a ban on activities by non-EU leaders...
UN body gives law lesson to Turkey and asks immediate release of arbitrarily jailed...
The United Nations’ Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), which works under UN Human Rights Council, has called on Turkish government to immediately release...
German beverage firm uses anti-Erdoğan posters to create public awareness against authoritarianism
Germany's beverage company Fritzkola has printed posters to create an awareness about increasing authoritarianism around the world and against the G-20 Summit in the...
Turkey’s Director of Religious Affairs targets Gülen movement supporters in Bosnia
Mehmet Görmez, the director of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), has targeted Gülen movement followers in Bosnia, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported on...
EP to Turkey: Journalists cannot be jailed and accused of terrorism for doing their...
Leaders of five party groups in the European Parliament (EP) reminded Turkey in a letter to Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime...
London-based Turkish academic to run 10,000 meters to raise fund for purge victims in...
İsmail Sezgin, a London-based Turkish academic has tweeted on Tuesday that he will run a total of 10,000 meters in support of the families hit...
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