Post-coup crackdown in Turkey has torn families apart, CBC says

Canada’s state-run CBC news website said Saturday, on the anniversary of a controversial coup in Turkey last year, that thousands of families have been...

Turkish Interior Ministry to file complaint against opposition mayor over anti-Syrian remarks

Turkey’s Deputy Interior Minister İsmail Çataklı on Wednesday said the ministry would file a criminal complaint against an opposition mayor in southern Turkey for...

Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency harasses exiled journalist Vatandaş

Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency (AA) has harassed yet another Turkish journalist who has been forced to live abroad, contributing to the intensified campaign of...

Rights organization files criminal complaint against far-right MP who threatened Turkish-Armenian lawmaker with genocide

The Human Rights Association (İHD) has filed a criminal complaint against far-right independent member of the Turkish Parliament Ümit Özdağ, who threatened Turkish-Armenian lawmaker...

Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens US forces in Syria with ‘Ottoman slap’

"The US’s decision to give more financial support to Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will affect Turkey’s decisions,” said Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Leader of far-right party launches campaign to deport Syrian refugees from Turkey

Ümit Özdağ, leader of the far-right and anti-refugee Victory Party (Zafer Parti), has launched a new campaign dubbed "Bus to Damascus" aimed at deporting...

Turkey jails 19-year-old over allegedly ‘insulting’ Erdoğan on social media

A 19-year-old university student has been arrested by an Edirne court over allegedly “insulting” Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media, the Diken...

Minister son-in-law of Turkey’s Erdoğan: I would strangle Gülen supporters wherever I see them

https://youtu.be/1OJZU71gWB0 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...

Erdoğan’s advisor: NATO behind all coups, Turkey must review membership

Yalçın Topçu, a key advisor of Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Monday said NATO was behind all coups in Turkey, stating that...

Turkish court imposes injunction on anti-refugee mayor’s policies

A Turkish court has imposed an injunction on the implementation of the anti-refugee policies pushed by a mayor in northwestern Turkey who recently introduced...

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