Turkey’s intel agency renditioned Gülenist businessman from Tajikistan: state-run media
Koray Vural, a Turkish businessman who had gone missing in Tajikistan in mid-September and was being sought by Turkey over his links to the...
Wiretaps reveal Turkey’s Erdoğan intervened in protests in Berlin against Armenian bill
Wiretaps of phone conversations between autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Metin Külünk have revealed Erdoğan’s interference...
Kyrgyz President: Those calling Turkish teachers terrorists should see a doctor
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev has said those who see the teachers working at Gülen-linked SAPAT educational institutions in the country as terrorists need treatment...
Merkel says Germany may move troops in Turkey to another country
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that Germany may move its soldiers to another country if Ankara does not grant permission to members...
Helsinki Commission chair disappointed by Turkish court decision on jailed NASA scientist
Helsinki Commission Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican from Mississippi, has expressed his disappointment over a recent decision by a Turkish court to reduce...
Turkish gov’t detains an interpreter of US troops in Turkey over alleged links to...
An another Turkish citizen who used to work for American official entities in Turkey was detained over his alleged links to the Gülen movement...
Turkish Deputy PM Bozdağ: Turkish people are smarter than France’s Macron
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ on Wednesday said there are people working to discredit Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the June...
3 detained Turkish educators and their families handed over to Turkey by Gabon
Three Turkish educators and their families who were arbitrarily detained in Libreville, the capital city of Gabon, were handed over to Turkish officials and taken...
AEJ-Bulgaria invites 95 jailed Turkish journalists to EU-Turkey leaders meeting
The Association of European Journalists - Bulgaria (AEJ-Bulgaria) has issued symbolic accreditation badges for 95 jailed Turkish journalists to attend the EU-Turkey leaders meeting...
COMMENTARY — Iran might have listened in on Erdoğan-Trump talks
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The office of the Turkish presidency has shared a photo while Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was talking on the phone with US President...
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