Backlash from Congress grows over attack on protestors by Turkish security
As Turkey attempts to shift the blame to US law enforcement for a violent attack by Turkish security personnel on protestors outside the Turkish...
Turkey’s espionage activities in Malaysia exposed as more details uncovered
The abductions, detentions and extraditions of three Turkish nationals in Malaysia as part of clandestine operation by Turkey’s state security services in cooperation with...
NBA star Kanter says he fled Indonesia after Turkey’s intelligence pursued him
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Turkish Foreign Ministry delivers diplomatic note to US ambassador over violence in DC
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned US Ambassador to Ankara John Bass to deliver a diplomatic note over a melee outside the Turkish diplomatic...
Turkey’s foreign ministry labels 394 Turkish diplomats as terrorists
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Turkey’s foreign ministry has branded almost 500 of its employees as ‘terrorists’ without any judicial proceedings and purged them from the government...
Deputy head of Turkish Religious Affairs Directorate discharged from duty
The deputy head of Turkish Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), which is led by controversial top imam Mehmet Görmez, was discharged from his duty on...
OKC’s Enes Kanter detained in Romania after Turkish government cancels passport
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Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter’s passport has been seized by Romanian police at Henri Coanda Airport upon a request from the Turkish government,...
Turkish Journalists Association’s report shows some 123 Turkish journalists in exile
Because of the despotic Erdoğan regime's persecution targeting independent journalists in Turkey, "some 123 Turkish journalists are in exile," according to a recent report released...
No foreign politician ever campaigned in Turkey, Çavuşoğlu denied holding rally in Germany
No foreign politician has ever visited Turkey to run a domestic political campaign, Turkey’s top diplomat admitted, even though his government stirred troubles with...
Turkey’s official news agency refutes claims of Malaysian deputy PM and police chief over...
Turkish government's official news agency refutes the claims of Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Malaysian police chief...
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