Turkish-backed Syrian rebels used child soldiers, pro-government think tank report reveals
Some 4 percent of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army’s (SNA) ranks comprised child soldiers in the years prior to early 2020, according to a...
Turkish gov’t detains at least 45 people over alleged links to Gülen movement
The Turkish government detained at least 45 people across Turkey on Wednesday as part of its massive post-coup witch hunt targeting alleged members of...
Strasbourg protest to call for ‘justice for everyone’ as Turkish rights violations, CoE inaction...
Thousands of Turkish expatriates are expected to gather in Strasbourg on Wednesday for the fourth annual demonstration outside the Council of Europe (CoE) and...
France condemns life sentence for Turkey’s Kavala
France on Tuesday condemned the life sentence handed by a Turkish court to prominent rights advocate and businessman Osman Kavala, saying his detention violated...
1,177 Turkish diplomats, senior officials claim asylum in Germany
A total of 296 Turkish diplomats and 881 service passport holders have claimed asylum in Germany since a controversial military coup attempt in Turkey on July...
Pro-Erdoğan media, fanatics continue to harass critical Turkish journalists in US
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Turkey’s pro-Erdoğan media and fanatics continue to harass dissident Turkish journalists who live in exile in the US. Former Zaman daily Editor-in-Chief Abdulhamit Bilici...
Judge denies motion to dismiss, says Atilla case will proceed to sentencing
The federal judge presiding over an Iran sanctions trial has denied a motion by Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla to dismiss an indictment against...
Turkish parliament adopts motion condemning Biden’s genocide statement
The Turkish parliament on Tuesday adopted a motion condemning US President Joe Biden’s recognition of the massacre of Armenians at the hands of the...
Atilla trial judge orders disclosure of all contacts with Turkish, US officials
New York Federal Judge Richard Berman, who oversaw the cases of Turkish bank executive Mehmet Atilla and gold trader Reza Zarrab for violating US...
European United Left/Nordic Green Left says EU’s Turkey policy ‘incoherent’
The European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) group from the European Parliament on Tuesday scrutinized the future relations between the EU and Turkey in...
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