Gov’t critics abroad fear persecution, stay away from Turkish consulates
The German daily Die Welt has documented the cases of harassment by Turkish consulate officials against certain opposition groups: The Gülen movement, Kurds and...
ECtHR fines Turkish government over ‘discrimination of right to education’
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ordered Turkey on Tuesday to pay 10,000 euros in respect of non-pecuniary damage to a paraplegic university...
Turkish economy minister: German firms list a mistake, will never happen again
Turkey’s Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekçi said on Saturday that Turkey’s submission to Interpol of a list of around 700 German companies suspected of funding...
Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens US over Zarrab, saying will set the world on fire
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday strongly criticized the US administration for allegedly trying to force jailed Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab to...
In Kenya, mystery and silence over Gülen abduction
How did a foreign citizen disappear from Kenya’s police headquarters and end up under arrest in Turkey, despite a court order banning his extradition?
A...
COMMENTARY — Ted Malloch’s ties to Turkey’s Erdoğan under the spotlight
By Abdullah Bozkurt
Last week US Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into potential collusion between US President Donald Trump’s campaign team and Russia exposed yet...
ITUC reiterates its call for boycott ILO meeting in İstanbul on October 2-5
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has reiterated its call for members to boycott International Labor Organization's (ILO) 10th European Regional Meeting in İstanbul in October...
Amsterdam-based Turkish citizen says lost job due to Erdoğan’s policy of hatred
A Turkish citizen in the Netherlands casted his/her vote for Turkey’s referendum with an attached note saying that he got sacked as a result...
Kosovo under Turkish gov’t pressure detains 5 Turkish educators over alleged links to Gülen...
Kosovo police detained five Turkish educators who are employees of the Mehmet Akif schools in Kosovo and an academic early Thursday morning over alleged...
Amnesty calls on Turkey to release human rights defenders on 100th day anniversary in...
Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday called on the Turkish government for the immediate and unconditional release of 11 prominent human rights defenders, including its...
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