Erdoğan tells Trump Kurdish militia, Gülenists involved in US protests
The orchestrators of violence and looting during US protests against the death of a black man in police custody were working with the Kurdish...
Turkey, Kosovo violated fundamental rights of expelled teachers: UN working group
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has concluded that the arrest, detention and forced transfer to Turkey of six Turkish teachers...
Anniversary of Turkey-EU deal offers warning against further dangerous migration deals: Amnesty
Ahead of the fifth anniversary of the EU-Turkey deal on migration on March 18, Amnesty International called on EU leaders to turn away from...
Turkish Embassy spied on Erdoğan critics in Angola
The Turkish Embassy in Luanda, the capital of Angola, which is situated on the west coast of southern Africa, has engaged in a large-scale...
UN calls on Turkey to promptly establish missing educator’s whereabouts
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on Turkey to promptly take all measures necessary to establish the whereabouts of a Turkish-Kyrgyz educator...
German police warn Turkish editor about hit list targeting journalists in exile
The German Federal Police have warned Celal Başlangıç, the editor-in-chief of Artı TV and the Artı Gerçek news website, of a planned assassination targeting...
Turkey working with UN refugee agency over returning Syrian refugees: report
Turkey is working with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to repatriate Syrian refugees to Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Sunday, The...
Turkey proxies weaponizing water in north Syria: report
Turkish-backed groups in northern Syria have weaponized water by building dams on a river that serves as a lifeline for communities living downstream in...
Migrant found dead after shooting at Greece-Turkey border: report
A female migrant has been found dead after shooting erupted as she and others tried to cross into Greece from Turkey by boat, Greek...
Former Turkish police chief’s car vandalized in Sweden after pro-Erdoğan daily targets him
Unidentified assailants damaged a car belonging to an ex-police chief from Turkey living in exile in Sweden after he was recently targeted by a...
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