Journalist Erdal Şen and his wife behind bars due to Turkey’s collective punishment
In an example of guilt by association and blood, a veteran Turkish journalist and his wife have been languishing behind bars for 440 days...
Turkish Deputy PM says US judiciary has become tool of Gülen movement plan
Referring to an arrest warrant from the US District Court for the Southern District of New York for former Turkish Economy Minister Mehmet Zafer...
Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu visits Erdoğanist thugs in US prison
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visited Erdoğanist thugs Eyüp Yıldırım and Sinan Narin who were arrested by an American court for their role in...
Pro-Erdoğan gang leader threatens European countries with violent protests
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Sedat Peker, a convicted gang leader and staunch supporter of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said in a video that he can organize...
Turkish President Erdoğan phones Özil to praise his decision to quit German team
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan slammed the "racist" mistreatment of Turkish-German footballer Mesut Özil, saying he had spoken with him on the phone after...
Turkey’s Erdoğan vows to root out every single members of Gülen movement from Balkans
People affiliated with the Gülen movement will be “rooted out” from the Balkans, Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday in a...
Turkish gov’t launches ‘terror’ trial of critical academics over peace petition
Turkey on Tuesday began the hugely controversial trial of hundreds of academics charged with terror offences for signing a petition calling for peace in...
Turkish gov’t prosecutes 146 people over social media posts in a week
The Turkish government has investigated 281 social media accounts and taken legal action against 146 users over the last week (Aug.20-Aug. 27) on accusations...
8 detained for hate speech targeting African students at northern Turkey university
Turkish police have detained eight suspects for allegedly using hate speech in social media posts against African students at a university in northwestern Turkey...
Turkish gov’t detains 11 more people for opposing Afrin operation on social media
Turkish government has detained at least 11 more people over their critical stance against Turkish military operation in Afrin region of northern Syria on Thursday. In...
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