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...
COMMENTARY — Turkey’s troubles with the US are poisoning trade ties
By Abdullah Bozkurt
As expected, Turkey’s troubling disengagement from political and security cooperation with the United States due to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s anti-Western, Islamist...
Turkey deports 40 Dutch cows in retaliation over deportation of Turkish minister
In response to the expulsion of Turkish Minister of Family and Social Policy Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya from the Netherlands and the use of...
Macron calls Erdoğan again to seek jailed French journalist’s release
French President Emmanuel Macron phoned Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again on Sunday after his call on Tuesday to demand the immediate release...
Erdoğan says Turkish people studying in West become voluntary agents
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said people who go to study in Western countries assimilate into their culture and become voluntary agents...
Belgian PM Michel calls to end Turkey’s accession negotiations with the EU
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has said that Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was moving away European values and called for an end to Turkey's...
Turkey marks Working Journalists’ Day as thousands of journalists jobless, jailed or exiled
Turkish journalists mark Working Journalists’ Day amid calls for release of jailed, jobless and suffering journalists persecuted by Justice and Development Party (AKP) government of...
Switzerland issues arrest warrants for 2 Turkish diplomats
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has issued arrest warrants for two Turkish diplomats for allegedly planning to kidnap a Turkish-Swiss businessman,...
Bierhoff: Özil should have been left off World Cup squad after photo with Erdoğan
Germany should have considered leaving midfielder Mesut Özil out of the World Cup squad following the furor caused by the player’s photo with Turkish...
German gov’t says Turkey has not provided evidence proving Gülen’s involvement in coup
The German government has said Turkey has failed to present documents and evidence to German judicial authorities to prove the Gülen movement’s involvement in...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) today released its latest report “Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review,” which highlights the most important developments...
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2022 in Review
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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