Erdoğanist spy imams reportedly quit their jobs in Germany before security checks
After a spying scandal involving Religious Affairs Turkish-Islamic Union (DİTİB), Erdoğanist Turkish imams working in mosques, schools and prisons in Germany have refused security...
Jailed police chief Atayün’s two children detained by Turkish police
Two children of Anadolu Atayün, a former legendary police chief who was jailed in wake of the corruption and bribery scandals on December 17-25,...
Pro-Erdoğan troll calls on Turkey’s government to execute Gülen followers
Amid assassination concerns following the suspicious deaths of two people who allegedly fell from the balcony of their homes, a pro-Erdoğan Twitter troll named...
Court of appeals approves 6-month sentence for Turkish fashion designer
The İstanbul Regional Court of Justice has approved a 6 month, 20 day prison sentence for Turkish fashion designer Barbaros Şansal, several Turkish media outlets...
Radio Sweden exposes how Turkish gov’t tracking down regime critics in Sweden
Sweden's official radio station, Radio Sweden, has documented that Turkey's government is trying to identify and track down supporters of the opposition Gülen Movement...
New report highlights crackdown on Kurdish political movement in Turkey
The Kurdish political movement has come under intense pressure from the current government of autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is bent on marginalizing...
Nationalist opposition leader urges refugees in Turkey to go to Gaza to fight Israelis
Meral Akşener, leader of the nationalist İYİ (Good) Party, has called on all the refugees in Turkey, especially Syrians, to go to Gaza and...
Erdoğan tells Trump Kurdish militia, Gülenists involved in US protests
The orchestrators of violence and looting during US protests against the death of a black man in police custody were working with the Kurdish...
Pro-gov’t Turkish satire magazine deletes provocative cartoon upon public outcry
Pro-government Turkish satirical magazine Misvak has removed a cartoon depicting Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ultranationalist ally Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)...
Erdoğan says US threatened Turkey: Release Brunson ‘by 6 p.m. tomorrow’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday revealed details of his negotiations with the US administration over the release of American evangelical pastor Andrew...
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Pushbacks of Turkish asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey: Violation of the principle of...
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