COMMENTARY — Erdoğan’s campaign for Turkey’s al-Qaeda: Case of Mullah Muhammed
By Abdullah Bozkurt
The mindset of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is not so different than that of al-Qaeda when it comes to defending distorted...
Turkey prosecutor drops probe into torture-led death under police custody
Public prosecutor in Turkey decided to drop investigation into a death of teacher who had been subjected to torture during a detention in police...
One year on, new research uncovers Turkey’s coup bid staged by Erdoğan himself
Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) has published an updated version of last week’s damning report on Turkey’s failed coup bid that confirmed long-held suspicions...
A new report in Sweden reveals Erdoğan orchestrated July 15 coup in Turkey
Last year’s failed coup attempt in Turkey is nothing but a false flag orchestrated by Turkey’s autocratic President Recep Tayip Erdoğan and his henchmen...
SCF’den çarpıcı darbe raporu: ‘15 Temmuz: Erdoğan’ın Darbesi’
İsveç merkezli düşünce kuruluşu Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF), geçtiğimiz yıl gerçekleşen tartışmalı darbe girişimi ile ilgili kapsamlı ve çarpıcı bir rapor yayınladı.
“15 Temmuz:...
Jailed Turkish journalist, novelist Ahmet Altan calls indictment about journalists a ‘judicial porn’
Renowned jailed journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan harshly slammed the prosecutor who prepared a controversial indictment against him and other journalists in a court...
Critics whisked away from streets in Turkey, detained in secret locations, faced torture
A new study has revealed that Turkish government has resumed illegal abductions and enforced disappearances that were believed to be a thing of the...
‘Coup’ trial for Turkey’s prominent journalists starts today
Seventeen suspects, including Turkey’s renowned journalists Nazlı Ilıcak, Ahmet Altan and Mehmet Altan, are ready to appear before an İstanbul court on Monday for...
Another dismissed public employee abducted in broad daylight in Turkey’s capital Ankara
Yet another victim of the Turkish government's massive post-coup witch hunt campaign targeting the alleged members of the Gülen movemenet was abducted by forcinh...
In a letter, a jailed woman reveals abuse and ill-treatment in Turkish prison
A letter by a jailed Turkish woman who wrote to her aunt from Konya prison revealed the ill-treatment of detainees who were subjected to...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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