Greece grants asylum to yet another Turkish military officer
A Greek committee on Thursday granted asylum to a Turkish soldier who fled to Greece with seven other officers after a coup attempt against...
PEN Int’l calls on Turkey to lift travel restrictions imposed on writer Aslı Erdoğan
PEN International said on Monday it is concerned about travel restrictions imposed by Turkish authorities on award-winning author and honorary PEN member Aslı Erdoğan...
Turkish gov’t seized 232 Gülen-linked schools in 21 countries since coup attempt
A total of 232 schools run by the faith-based Gülen movement across 21 countries have been taken over by the Turkish government since a...
EP member Sommer: High time for EU to act over shocking developments in Turkey
Dr. Renate Sommer, a member of the European Parliament (MEP), has called on the European Union to put more pressure on Turkey's autocratic regime...
5,786 Turkish nationals seek asylum in Greece since controversial coup attempt
A total of 5,786 Turkish citizens have sought asylum in neighboring Greece in the 27 months following a controversial coup attempt on July 15,...
Turkish court says Pastor Brunson aided several terrorist organizations
A Turkish court that handed down a prison sentence of three years, one-and-a-half months to an American pastor Andrew Brunson has said in its...
Kenyan law associations urge authorities to prevent forcible return of missing refugees to Turkey
Two prominent Kenyan law associations called on authorities to investigate the abduction of four Turkish refugees and to prevent their forcible return to Turkey,...
Turkish rights groups call on Russia to end invasion of Ukraine
The Human Rights Association (İHD) and the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV/HRFT) have in a joint statement called on Russia to immediately end...
Sweden proposes tougher anti-terror laws in response to Turkey’s demands
Sweden’s government on Thursday proposed new legislation to ban activities linked to extremist groups, in a move to toughen anti-terror laws, a key demand...
Praising abductions, Erdoğan says Gülen will be brought to Turkey, too
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday praised the abduction of people allegedly linked to the faith-based Gülen movement by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization...
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