JWF: The habitus of silencing journalists in Turkey have no limits
The Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) has stated that the habitus of silencing journalists in Turkey does not have any limits, in a statement...
Erdoğanist columnist calls on gov’t to ‘set West on fire’ before it occupies Turkey
Yakup Köse, a staunch supporter of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and a columnist for the pro-government Star daily, on Monday called on...
Impossible to sustain Turkey’s cooperation on refugees with EU’s financial support alone: report
A recently published paper by a prominent German think tank on Turkey’s partnership with the European Union said it is not possible to ensure...
Ex-police chief involved in graft probe targeting Erdoğan’s inner circle dies of cancer in...
Hüseyin Korkmaz, a former Turkish deputy police commissioner who played a key role in exposing corruption within the inner circle of then-prime minister and...
Erdoğan gov’t sharply cuts investment levels required for foreigners to acquire Turkish citizenship
The Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has significantly eased requirements for foreigners to acquire Turkish citizenship in order to encourage investment, according...
Greeks put politics aside to rush aid to Turkey
Aimilia Balta’s mother fled Turkey after a vicious war with Greece a century ago, but it has not stopped the elderly Greek from donating...
Turkey becomes 149th most peaceful country in the world under Erdoğan’s rule
Turkey has become the 149th most peaceful county among 163 countries in the world, according to the Global Peace Index 2018 (GPI) report released by...
14 journalist associations in Germany call on Turkey’s Erdoğan to release jailed colleagues
Fourteen German associations representing hundreds of journalists sent an open letter to Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan calling for the release of their...
Turkey’s exclusion from democracy summit related to democracy, rights record: White House
The absence of Turkey and Hungary, both members of NATO, from an online democracy summit held by US President Joe Biden this week has...
US Congressman: No credibility in charges by Turkey against Gülen
US Congressman Brad Sherman said on Thursday that charges against US-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen by the Turkish government and Turkey's autocratic President Recep...
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