US ambassador: Some in Turkish gov’t want vengeance rather than justice
John Bass, the departing US ambassador to Turkey, on Friday said some in the Turkish government are motivated by “vengeance rather than justice,” voicing...
AKP politician: If we cannot win 50 pct, get ready for civil war
A ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) local branch representative said if the party cannot get the support of 50 percent of the people...
Turkey’s Erdoğan once again sues CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu for TL 250,000 in non-pecuniary damages
Autocratic Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday once again filed a lawsuit against Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu...
Atatürk banner not allowed into stadium in Turkey’s Samsun
As political tension over debates on a new regime continues to rise in Turkey, a banner commemorating Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, was...
Erdoğan reiterates call on Turks in Germany not to vote for ‘anti-Turkey’ parties
Despite reactions from Berlin “not to interfere in internal affairs,” Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday reiterated his call on Turks living...
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency secretly films businessman İpek in London
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency (AA) has secretly filmed Turkish businessman Akın İpek, one of the targets of the Turkish government led by President...
Adem Özköse’s book praising jihadists distributed to high school students in Turkey
A book praising an Australian jihadist has been distributed among students of a public high school in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman, daily...
Under gov’t pressure, Galatasaray expels football stars Hakan Şükür and Arif Erdem
As a result of pressure from the government to review yesterday’s vote not to expel renowned soccer player Hakan Şükür and Arif Erdem due...
Radical Islamist man attacks Atatürk statue with sickle in Turkey
Mehmet Malbora on Sunday attacked a statue of Atatürk in the Siverek district of Şanlıurfa province, saying it represented idolatry, Hurriyet reported.
According to the...
Lawyer for Kurdish family massacred in Konya receiving death threats
Abdurrahman Karabulut, the lawyer for a Kurdish family, seven of whose members were murdered in the central Turkish province of Konya last Friday, has...
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