8 Turkish soldiers killed, 13 more wounded in Afrin operation
Eight Turkish soldiers were killed and 13 were wounded in clashes with the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia in the Afrin region of Syria,...
US claims sanctions evader tried to advance Turkish President Erdoğan’s business interests
US prosecutors claim that Turkish Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab, charged in the US with violating sanctions against Iran, invoked ties to Turkish autocratic...
Turkish-backed militias cut down nearly 1.5 mln trees in Afrin: report
Turkish-backed Syrian militias have cut down nearly 1.5 million trees, including 650,000 olive trees, in the past three years in the Syrian district of...
US lawmakers condemn Turkish president’s anti-Semitic remarks
The eight co-chairs of the US House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism on Thursday issued a statement condemning anti-Semitic remarks made by Turkish...
Canadian HR activist to jailed Turkish journalist Parıldak: We love you, think of you,...
"Please know that we love you, think of you, and do our best to make sure the world knows you. You are not alone....
Erdogan’s long arm reaches to West African nation of Senegal
Turkey has expanded its witch hunt against critics to the West African nation of Senegal, specifically targeting members of the Gülen movement, using embassy...
Switzerland jails a journalist who fled Turkey and applied for asylum
Switzerland has denied the right of asylum to Mustafa Mamay, a Kurdish-Turkish journalist who was sentenced to six years in prison by the Turkish...
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...
Venue owner in Sweden cancels AKP deputy chairman’s event
The meeting of ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy chairman Mehdi Eker, who is responsible for external relations of the party, was moved...
Sweden’s Kurds fear NATO deal with Turkey has sold them out: The Guardian
Turkey’s approval of Sweden’s NATO accession has led to fears among the Nordic country’s sizeable Kurdish community, who say the agreement might have come...
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