Female refugee in İstanbul attacked, threatened by neighbors, insulted by police: report
A refugee who has been living in İstanbul with her children for four months was beaten up and threatened by neighbors and insulted at...
90 pct of LGBT individuals in Turkey subjected to digital violence, research shows
LGBT advocacy group KAOS GL has released a report that revealed that nine out of 10 LGBT individuals in Turkey regularly face digital violence.
Based...
41 arrested for involvement in anti-Syrian unrest across Turkey: minister
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced that 41 people have been arrested in connection to anti-Syrian protests that erupted in the central province...
HDP deputy’s mother removed from grave after racist attack in Turkey
The body of Hatun Tuğluk, mother of jailed Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Aysel Tuğluk, was on Wednesday removed from the grave after an...
Famous Turkish singer, actress Zuhal Olcay sued over alleged insult to President Erdoğan
A lawsuit has been filed against famous Turkish singer, actress Zuhal Olcay for “insulting” Turkish autocratic Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a concert...
Turkey’s Erdoğan threatens to strike UN-assisted Makhmour refugee camp
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday said his country could hit the UN-aided Makhmour refugee camp, 40 miles southwest of Kurdistan Regional Government's...
German Interior Ministry bans Erdoğanist gang Osmanen Germania
Germany has banned Turkish-nationalist biker gang Osmanen Germania BC, accusing the group of carrying out violent crimes, according to a report by Deutsche Welle...
Nationalist opposition suggests Turkish gov’t seize Trump Towers in retaliation for US sanctions
Turkey's nationalist opposition İYİ Party spokesperson Aytun Çıray has said the Turkish government should retaliate against recently imposed US sanctions on two Turkish ministers and “seize...
Pro-Erdoğan Turkish troll says ‘the best Gülenist is a dead Gülenist’
Amid an ongoing witch-hunt conducted by the government targeting people sympathetic to Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, one of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s well-known...
Germany seeks to ban ultranationalist Turkish Grey Wolves’ symbols
German politicians from both sides of the aisle want to ban the salute of the Grey Wolves, a Turkish ultranationalist organization known for its...
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