DİTİB parade with Turkish children in uniform with fake guns at mosque in Germany...

A mosque in Herford, Germany, that is under the control of the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB) in response to public outrage has removed most...

Turkish court arrests 6 people abducted by MİT in Kosovo

A Turkish court on Wednesday evening arrested six people who were abducted in Kosovo and brought back to Turkey by its notorious National Intelligence Organisation...

Conservative US group calls on Turkish gov’t to release Pastor Brunson

The American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ), a politically conservative, Christian-based social activism and corruption watchdog in Washington, has launched a campaign to...

German ambassador: Berlin does not recognize Gülen movement as ‘terrorist’ group

German Ambassador to Turkey Martin Erdmann has said his country’s judiciary does not recognize the Gülen movement as a terrorist organization and that Turkey...

COMMENTARY — Erdoğan promotes violence and radicalism in the Turkish diaspora

By Abdullah Bozkurt The violent aspect of the worrisome radicalization of the Turkish diaspora with a heavy dose of nationalist and Islamist ideology has been...

Turkey’s Erdoğan praises Gabon abductions, vows new operations

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday praised the abduction of three Gülen movement-linked people by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) from Gabon, saying...

Defence minister: Turkish military to stay in Syria’s Afrin region until threats eliminated

The Turkish military will continue to take necessary measures in Syria’s Afrin region, from which it drove the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia...

US senators apply to attend trial in Turkey of jailed pastor Brunson

A number of US senators have applied to Turkey’s Justice Ministry to attend the first hearing next week in the trial of Andrew Brunson,...

Turkish court gives life sentences to 38 military personnel over their alleged role in...

The Turkish government detained dozens of people on Monday over suspected links to the Gülen movement as part of a massive post-coup witch hunt,...

Pro-gov’t daily: Turkey, Russia could conduct joint operation to abduct Fethullah Gülen

Turkey and Russia could carry out a joint operation to abduct US-based Turkish-Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen to Turkey due to Gülen’s alleged role in...

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