Gülen movement reiterates principles, underlines transparency in statement
The faith-based network inspired by self-exiled Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, known as Hizmet (service) or more commonly the Gülen movement, issued a statement on...
UK court denies extradition request of Turkish tycoon, says case politically motivated
A British court on Wednesday denied an extradition request from Turkey for businessman Akın İpek on several charges, primarily for links to Islamic scholar...
COMMENTARY – Fundamentals of the alliance between Turkey and the US undermined
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The fundamentals of the security cooperation between Turkey and the United States have been seriously challenged and undermined by the government of...
US official says investigation into Turkey’s Halkbank still underway
An unnamed US official who met with a group of Turkish journalists said that an investigation into Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank conducted by the Office...
Turkish gov’t aims to bring researchers back home after dismissing thousands of them
A program to bring Turkish researchers back home will be launched on Dec. 15, said Mustafa Varank, Turkey’s Technology and Industry Minister on Wednesday,...
Turkish court sentences German-Kurdish singer Cane to 6 years in prison
German-Kurdish singer Saide İnaç, who goes by the name Hozan Cane, has been found guilty of membership in the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)...
Hearing at ECtHR reveals Turkish prosecutor denied access to vital information
A Turkish prosecutor who had dropped a case involving human rights violations in Turkey’s Kurdish district of Cizre was prohibited access to vital military...
Reuters: Turkish court throws out case against former WSJ journalist Albayrak
A Turkish court has thrown out the conviction of a former Wall Street Journal reporter, the newspaper said, annulling a verdict sentencing her to...
Turkish gov’t asks 83 countries to extradite 452 people over alleged links to Gülen...
The Turkish government has sent 83 countries extradition files for 452 people as part of its massive global post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
EP Rapporteur Piri suggests formal suspension of accessions talks with Turkey
Kati Piri, the European Parliament’s (EP) rapporteur on Turkey, said in a report presented to the EP on Wednesday that the continuation of a negotiating...
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