Turkish police believe Saudi journalist was killed at consulate
Turkish authorities believe that prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared four days ago after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, was killed inside...
Under threat of arrest in US, Erdoğan leaves his security detail at home
Members of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s security detail who were indicted in the US for violently attacking protesters in Washington, D.C., in...
Greece says many migrants in Turkey could seek asylum there
Greece on Monday designated neighboring Turkey as a safe country in which to seek international protection for the majority of asylum-seekers departing its shores...
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...
Seven Turkish soldiers killed in military operation targeting Afrin as civilian casualties soar
Seven more Turkish soldiers were killed on Saturday in Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia inside Syria, The Turkish General Staff said, bringing the number...
Turkish Embassy in Tirana spied on Erdoğan critics, describing them as ‘malignant cells’
The Turkish Embassy in Albania engaged in a campaign of intelligence gathering and profiling of critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, documents obtained by...
There are clear indications of the existence of hit lists targeting Turkish government critics...
There are clear indications of hit lists targeting Turkish government critics in Germany, Interior Ministry Undersecretary Dr. Helmut Teichmann said in response to a...
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...
Turkey’s pro-Erdoğan media: MİT has located 4,600 alleged members of Gülen movement in 110...
The agents of Turkey's notorious National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) have reportedly located 4,600 alleged members of the Gülen movement in 110 countries around the world,...
Turkey’s ‘Ministry of Truth’ in action: Drowned teacher’s accomplishment record removed
Turkey’s Education Ministry has made a “necessary falsification” on its records shortly after a devoted physics teacher, removed from his job in the government’s...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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