HDP’s Demirtaş: No chance of fair trial in Turkey under Erdoğan
Turkey's jailed pro-Kurdish opposition leader said no judge could stand up to Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, expressing doubts he could ever have...
Anti-Armenian sentiment increases in Turkey following Azerbaijani-Armenian clashes: report
Clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the southern Caucasus have triggered a new wave of anti-Armenian sentiment in Turkey, exploited and fueled by ultranationalist...
Turkish prosecutor shows tweets and retweets as evidence for accusing jailed journalists of being...
The case over the alleged media structure of the Gülen movement regarding 29 journalists on trial has eventually come to the decision stage. Among...
Juncker says Erdoğan’s Nazi remarks drive Turkey further away from EU
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has criticized Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his comparison of Germany and the Netherlands to the Nazis,...
Turkish ambassador in Stockholm slanders Swedish schools as terror financiers
In a scandalous remark made to Radio Sweden, Turkey's ambassador in Stockholm, Kaya Türkmen effectively called Swedish schools and associations run by people affiliated...
Turkey’s Erdoğan to embark on new Africa tour targeting Gülen movement
Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will make a five-day official tour of four African countries — Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal and Mali — starting...
Houses, workplaces owned by Syrian refugees attacked in Ankara
A group of locals attacked houses, workplaces and cars owned by Syrian refugees on Tuesday night in Ankara’s Altındağ district, the Evrensel daily reported.
The...
Turkish court sentences Erdoğanist historian to 15 months over insulting Atatürk
Turkish historian was sentenced 15 months in jail on Wednesday for insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first president of the modern Republic...
US Rep. Pascrell slams decision to drop charges against Turkish president’s bodyguards
The rule of law must take precedence over political expediency in the case against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s bodyguards, said US Rep. Bill Pascrell,...
Turkish court releases 3 suspects in attack on funeral of HDP deputy’s mother
A Turkish court released three suspects on Friday in their first hearing in a case against an attack on the funeral of Hatun Tuğluk,...
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