German federal prosecutors drop Turkish imams’ spying probe amid thaw with Turkey

German prosecutors on Wednesday said they were dropping a case against several Turkish imams suspected of spying for Turkey due to insufficient evidence and...

UNICEF: 11 children killed in Afrin during Turkish military operation

Children are being killed across Syria in the ongoing civil war, with 11 killed in the Kurdish-held district of Afrin since the start of...

UN report details extensive human rights violations in Turkey during protracted state of emergency

Routine extensions of the state of emergency in Turkey have led to profound human rights violations against hundreds of thousands of people – from...

Human rights groups: Malaysian authorities also to blame for Turkish educator’s torture

Malaysian human rights organisations Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) and Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) say Malaysian authorities violated international law by deporting a Turkish teacher to...

Turkish businessman affiliated with Gülen movement abducted in Baku

Mustafa Ceyhan, a Turkish businessman allegedly affiliated with the Gülen mowement, was reportedly abducted in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku on Thursday as part...

Turkey’s Erdoğan likens Israeli violence against Palestinians to Nazis

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday accused Israel of "thuggery, violence and state terror," comparing the country's actions against Palestinians to Nazi persecution of...

FDD report: Turkey’s jailing of Western nationals is ‘hostage diplomacy’

A Washington think tank has warned that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is holding a number of Western nationals in jail to use them...

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....

Turkish baby girl, whose mother was detained right after she was born, now growing...

Ahmet Naim & Bahar Çelebi, Athens Turkey recognized her in September 2017 with police officers waiting at the door of a delivery room. Her name...

Turkish gov’t realises almost 15,000 official contacts across world to defame Gülen movement

Turkish government led by Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has realised almost 15,000 official contacts with its international interlucutors to defame the members and...

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