Turkish diplomats in North Macedonia spied on residents in breach of Vienna conventions: report
Turkish government documents obtained by Nordic Monitor have confirmed that critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were spied on by Turkish diplomats in Skopje...
Greek court blocks 2nd extradition request for Turkish officers, Ankara reacts
A Greek court on Thursday blocked a second extradition request by Turkey for the final two of eight soldiers who fled to Greece in...
CPT report highlights problems in Turkey’s immigration detention centers
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) has stated in its report on Turkey that many foreign nationals were kept for...
Turkish gov’t requests that Cambodia extradite alleged members of Gülen movement
The Turkish government repeated its extradition request for three Turkish nationals from Cambodia on Tuesday as part of its massive post-coup global witch hunt...
ECtHR decides dismissed civil servants to challenge before Commission by ignoring lack of rule...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided Turkish civil servants, who have been dismissed after the failed coup attempt on July 15,...
Turkey Purge: 3,158 detained, 1,127 jailed in past 30 days over coup charges
A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves being hunted down, taken...
Turkish President Erdoğan lands in Berlin for controversial state visit
Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Germany on Thursday for a three-day state visit, with several demonstrations planned around Berlin as Erdoğan prepares for...
Turkish government implies military operations in Syria longstanding
Turkish government under the rule of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has implied on Tuesday that the Turkish military's operations in Syria are going...
Turkey’s Maarif Foundation took over 216 Gülen-linked schools in 44 countries, chairman says
Birol Akgün, chairman of Turkey’s Maarif Foundation, on Monday said during an online meeting that they have taken over 216 schools affiliated with the...
Joey Hoffman, a Dutch tourist missing for 37 days, found dead in Turkey
Joey Hoffman, a 22 year-old Dutch tourist who was holidaying in Turkey and has been missing since July 8, was found dead in the...
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