Minister son-in-law of Turkey’s Erdoğan: I would strangle Gülen supporters wherever I see them
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Addressing university students being sent abroad on scholarships, autocratic President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son-in-law and Energy and Natural Resources Minister Berat Albayrak...
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The escalating crackdown on fundamental rights and freedoms in an increasingly repressive regime of Turkey under the autocratic leadership of president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
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The mindset of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is not so different than that of al-Qaeda when it comes to defending distorted...
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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’
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Jailed Turkish journalist, novelist Ahmet Altan calls indictment about journalists a ‘judicial porn’
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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...
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